5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Become a Software Engineer

[@GyasiLinje]

Video Timestamp for the 5 Reasons Why: 1. Doing it for the Money 2:50 2. Lack of Diversity 6:40 3. Coding/Technical Interviews: 8:35 4. The Difficulty of Programming 11:50 5. The Solitude-ness of the Job 14:50

[@habeebullahiolalekanlawal5313]

Great!

[@bradlampton3206]

Hi Gyasi, I am new to coding and wanted to know what to do write in your journal ?

[@tanker242]

Haven’t you done this video before?

[@GothKazu]

CS Horizon every dev KZbinr does this video multiple times. Partially for the algorithm, partially because people don't listen

[@user-fc5wq3sb4f]

#5 is severely underrated

[@demhamasta]

Im electronics engineer from Denmark (also African) but I work as software engineer. I understand most of your concerns, but as a black guy I would always encourage my fellow brothers to pursue in the field of science and technology. Maybe it’s hard and boring sometimes, but the true passion begins when you becomes good at it. Sciences and technology is universal, it’s for everyone. I would go as far as to say, programming should be mandatory for everyone to learn, just like math and physics.

[@HabibiGa1z]

Hvor arbejder du? :)

[@nathantyrell4898]

No,programming reallllly shouldn't be mandatory,trust me

[@tarentodd8128]

I’m figuring out what I wanna do and I finally narrowed it down and software engineer is my top one. I have a lot of concerns though.

[@susanmajek]

@@tarentodd8128 You have to know for sure that it's for you, because it's not for everyone. Try it out, see if you like it. But also know that you will be an anomaly there. Many women don't enter the field at all. The few who do enter, leave to have peace of mind because it is stressful especially if you want to combine it with living life, having kids etc. There is currently a lot of paid marketing disguised as women of color sharing their happy code life stories. Don't fall the for the okie doke.

[@tarentodd8128]

@@susanmajek I’m going to try it out through a program through my school next year. I plan on having a family someday and I know it will be difficult. I don’t know if I’m ready for the stress but I’m willing to at least try. If it’s something I enjoy next year then I will continue to pursue it.

[@hamzac.4555]

the video starts at 3:41

[@adeebsattar]

Thank you.

[@jaliljimenez139]

Thanks man

[@soloistnina9889]

Oh my god thank you

[@drummerboydb]

5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Become a Software Engineer 1) Doing it for the money 5 Reasons Why You Should Become a Software Engineer 1) Doing it for the money

[@anegriproductions]

I think that if you start doing a work like Software engineer, just for the money and not for passion you’ll encounter Burnout very soon, it’s a work that demands attention, problem solving skills, and time, if you’re not passionate about it, it might just become hellish

[@samuelmuhigirwa6715]

Agri_IT • most jobs require that..

[@RyZeDHD]

Yup lmao. But fr he means that it's so hard that "doing it for the money" won't be a sufficient drive to keep you going

[@keyonv]

Wait... people code 8 hours a day? But I was under the impression that 6 of those 8 hours was spent on getting food and snacks at work? Damn.

[@Jordan-im9jr]

@Anshpreet Singh Doesn't sound that tiring compared to other stuff but it does sound boring

[@Bando4Yu]

Exactly

[@sukhmandersingh4306]

@@Bando4Yu deja vu

[@DalisYn]

I am a woman of color pursuing a career in coding.. I am not afraid, but I am mostly excited despite the obstacles I know I'm going to face.

[@natgenesis5038]

Do u have many colors ???

[@DalisYn]

@@natgenesis5038 yes I also am blue

[@ally036music6]

so did u learn alot now

[@DalisYn]

@@ally036music6 I did. Currently a swe now. ☺️

[@JusSleepTV]

Video just scared the hell out of me. Retiring from the military and I want to get into the field. lol This is a good video, thanks for being blunt.

[@keino9714]

I took exploring computer science in high school and I LOVED it! Maintained a high A all throughout the course. My teacher wanted me in her AP class so bad but I was a freshman and had no clue what that meant 😭 I just love that feeling of finally solving something that’s been troubling you for so long. So I feel like this would be a good Career path for me.

[@Chinmoku_No_Te]

Much respect for always keeping it real, giving both the good and bad of everything you choose to speak on!!!

[@GyasiLinje]

Appreciate it, just trying to keep it real!

[@Chinmoku_No_Te]

@@GyasiLinje oh no doubt, that's all you can do. I'm in my junior year of college right now trying to decide if I want to go private sector, back to military work/contracting or working for myself..

[@caronballthechief9666]

@@GyasiLinje do u think I could be successful doing this because I really wanna do this and how many day do soft ware engineer work. A week

[@sk8yard]

“Not doing it for the money” is wrong blanket statement to use. If people didn’t do things for money, nobody would ever do anything productive. It would be better to say find something that’s long term tolerable to enjoyable enough while also being monetarily rewarding to justify to amount of work... but of course that sounds nowhere near as sexy as “don’t do it for the money”. Do it for the money, just don’t consider that the only factor, multiple other factors have to aligned for a successful career where you don’t burn out.

[@yvng_rvin]

This makes sense

[@_ar8410]

Yeah this video and other developers say the same thing ...it’s like pushing lower income beginners who just want a career change ... who are tired of earning cheap salaries...nothing wrong with that mister developers

[@ducksoop.x]

I think the main point is that not everyone going into this field is gonna be having FAANG salaries, a lot of non-cs or non-programmers seems to think we are all making huge six figure salaries, have constant lunch breaks and hardly work when that's further from the truth.

[@Piston1776]

That's why the statement don't do it for the money. Is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard you know what you have when you have piles of money? FREEDOM! When you have money you have a choice of doing something different. The reason why this statement pisses me off so much is because I'm factory worker trying to get out of the vicious loop of working a job I hate and having very little money to try and do the things I want in life. If I'm going to do a job I hate I would rather do a job that I hated that paid me a shit ton of money so I had the freedom to try and do different career path's easily where as a factory worker what skills do you have oh yeah none. If you don't know what do with your life pick a career that you can take with you and pays really well so if you decide you hate it you can afford to go back to school or just take some time off to figure out something different. You can't do that if your living paycheck to paycheck for the fallacy of do something you love when most people don't even know what they will love doing. So yes initially do it for the money make that money save that money and decide what it is you really want to do. If it doesn't workout you can always go back to your high paying job. Like when he says "doing it for the money is kinda cringey" tell that to the mother fucker flipping your burger at mickey D's! What's better having that person work there because they might not love software engineering or to encourage them to try software engineering to get financially ahead then you can figure out what you want to do. 🤦‍♂️💢💢💢

[@Omega70]

I always hate those " dont do it for the money " sayings, I'd put in the work required to earn more especially compared to all the jobs I've done in the past

[@DarkWaffle56]

My 2 cents as a junior developer in a startup: I really liked software since before college, but was never sure as how good I would be compared to those high school kids that already knew how to code. It didn’t matter though, as when I got a job after college, I started learning more and more compared to similar jobs in big companies. Yes, I was, and still am, learning a lot because I work in a startup basically. Since this is my first job, it’s hard to give an opinion on both sides but from what I hear, working in big companies are only advantageous in relation to the paycheck and additional benefits, because: you never know the big picture of what you are working on, can’t make decisions about what technologies to use or how to approach the problem, has to get permission from managers in order to even start coding, can many times be super busy or super bored for lack of work, has strict deadlines, no flexibility at all in general, and can’t just “prototype” a software (needs to be formal since the first lines of code, which takes on development time). If you want to know if you chose your job right, look for the following things I almost always feel: - Many times I catch myself thinking about the code at work when I am outside work, not because of deadlines, but just because I am genuinely interested in the problem and its solution; - Many times researching about new technologies or open source software just because I like building cool looking and useful apps; - Sometimes delaying lunch, or delaying the time to leave work because I “just want test this thing out before I leave”; - Switching between projects, or thinking about one project more than the other because that other project is quite interesting in my opinion; - Always thinking about the “next feature” that I would like to implement, even though there’s so many essential things to do currently in relation to that unnecessary feature. I feel that you don’t have to love from the beginning, you can develop that as you discover new cool things in software. Also, deadlines always make me stressed, so working with almost no deadlines at all is very nice. In addition, flexibility is key, and learning new things can help you discover something you like more. Many times the company you join will make you like more (or hate) what you do than what you’re actually doing in reality. PS 1: Make sure you have a nice boss or manager!!!!! PS 2: If you like what you do, and you excel at it, money will come; one way or the other, in 2 years, or 15. But you will be successful. If you fail on trying something, it better be on something you love, because otherwise it will be wasted time, and time is the most important asset of your life; you will never get it back.

[@wxmu3134]

im 14 and you are the reason my parents are sending me to coding classes really appriciate a comment on my vids

[@druryaustin]

You’re gonna do big things starting this young. Be proud of yourself, stay confident and hungry, and never stop learning!

[@norahmohamed5022]

nice bro God bless you

[@adog6704]

Only thing I’m scared of is technical interviews

[@GioMarshallK]

It’s not as hard as he made it seem

[@koolkevinc]

It's pretty hard, allocate at least 3 months to study intensely

[@waderichman4248]

data structures and algorithms and ur good

[@tl8211]

It can be hard, but practice solves it. Just do interviews, get as much experience as you can, solve a lot of problems (preferably on a whiteboard/and on these pandemic days on some remote platform while explaining what you're doing) maybe ask your friends to simulate it.

[@designerelise]

You know how to overcome this - INTERVIEW ALL THE TIME. Even when you are not looking for a job, or more especially when you are not looking for a job. This is best because there is no pressure, you don't "need" the job. And you will become very comfortable and be yourself in interviews - also you will know your true worth at all times and that helps you in your current job and during negotiations for a new job.

[@gradientO]

Pls do a video about how to prepare for technical interviews

[@oscarmike1131]

2nd that

[@mohamethseck]

☝️

[@gamefantasticcuz]

I hope he does too but remember leetcode leetcode leetcode

[@cnut315]

Great content! One of my mentors told me "you can be an average developer if you only code at work, but great developers code when they are off the clock". In order to be really good your knowledge base has to constantly evolve the same way software does. Software engineering is a lifestyle, more than it is a career

[@GyasiLinje]

Appreciate it brudda!

[@davide4607]

The fact that so many treat it as a lifestyle is one of the things that annoys me most about it.

[@milos5247]

But that would mean literally coding 12 or more ours a day, would rather just clear my head and rest my eyes after 8 hours of typing and looking at a screen.

[@virtaneugen95]

I hate this mentality so much. No-lifer workaholics peer pressuring young engineers into sacrificing all their free time on the altar of capitalism, for companies which ultimately just care about their bottom line. Why prioritises your employees' training on company time, when you can create a culture where everyone guilt trips each other for not being a workaholic. It creates unhealthy expectations for how a software engineer should perform, and opens us up to exploitation. Prioritise your life my man, you've got 40+ years to keep on working. When you're on your deathbed, you won't be looking back and wishing you coded for 13 hours a day instead of 12

[@eylulvv]

I enjoy coding, but not THAT much. I’d probably wanna die if i coded that much lmao

[@bdonaldharris4157]

Fellow black software engineer here. I've been in the industry for 17 years. Your personal rant on the interview process really hit home with me. For me, it's the most frustrating part of being a developer. As you said, the resume of experience and accomplishments is often praised and gets you the interview. Once in the interview none of that matters. It's terrible problem that needs to be fixed.

[@mor3na]

That's the longest sponsorship ad ever bruh

[@peepoHappyy]

Gyasi, I would be very pleased if you read my story❤️💔 I’m from an under-developed country, Iraq. For the past 5 years, I was in love with programming, my first ever computer program was an audio recorder! And I can even remember adding features like sharing the file and naming it.... So when I completed high school with a high degree(got first on my class btw) with a cumulative GPA of 3.89!! All I wanted to go to is Software Engineering. Then, my country hits me in the back, in my poor and corrupt country, there’s no such thing as a software engineer, they would say “bruh you know computers? yeah you can work here as a secretary”... I, honestly, NEVER cared about the money, since those 5 years, I had A LOT of ideas and projects to make, I told myself as well as my parents: “Mother, I don’t care about what I do for myself, All I care about is to do it for the hopes of others.” The ONLY two things work in my country is Medicine and Petroleum engineering (ya know why) So basically, I have to give up on my dreams, and go to petroleum engineering (couldn’t go to medicine because of specific problems 💔) So yeah, I wish I was never born in such a corrupt country, but I’m still proud.... Please give me an advice about what to do with the rest of my life 😔😭

[@cubingcrush]

Why don't you go abroad? 🥺🥺

[@peepoHappyy]

cubingcrush I can’t dude, I really have to give up on it, in the end I chose aviation engineering instead of software engineering....

[@SoftwareJournal]

This was very insightful! Especially the lack of diversity and technical interviews part. I struggle with those two the most doing Software Engineering.

[@zackmccolgan1216]

As a software developer myself, I fully agree with you on the software interview process! There are companies that do it right! I just think of it as a way to eliminate companies that do not understand us! A simple and short take home project, late in the interview process would be fair.

[@awesomemilkshake6612]

A lot of comments be like: "Don't do it for the money, money moves the world, I need to make 6 figures etc etc". Don't just think about the money, if you truly believe that is your only motivation in life, I'm sorry, Software Engineering isn't for you, nor other careers in this world. Living is much more than that, even choosing your career reflects your view on life.

[@tfh5575]

1. It’s hard 2. I’m stupid 3. The world is ending anyway 4. Idk 5. Lalalaa

[@kimr.p240]

At this point I'm just gonna flip a coin to see if imma do it

[@kimr.p240]

@Christian most likely yeah... bitter sweet :(((( pray for me

[@ariannam.9360]

The technical interview is a separate skill-set within itself.

[@tenoki]

Preach! Technical interviews can be the worst. I always feel like they are always looking for the negative. Even if you answer the question correctly, sometimes they want to tell you why your thought process is wrong. Or when the interviewers need to unanimously agree and there is that one person that does not "like you" or does not think that you would be a "good fit" for the team. Even though the interview was great and the chemistry worked out, yet that one person did not mention anything during the interview and wasted everyone's time. I have literally interviewed for a position and provided the solution to an "issue" that ultimately they were trying to hire for. They ended up delisting the position and through the grape vine, I heard that when they brought the senior dev in on my interview that he immediately implemented my solution to their "test questions". Literally talked myself out of a job and was not even compensated for my contribution. The issues being a young PoC in the Tech industry. IT is very rare that I am not the only US American person of African decent on any given team or even in the building. /rant

[@blakehudson4551]

This only solidified I made the right decision to pursue a second bachelors in compsci

[@lowercaseguy3578]

Its been 1 and half year since I started coding at the age of 20 now am 21....... I can still say I love programming ! I also didn't start our loving programming , I hated it ! But it grows in you , like bitter coffee .

[@Blecyn]

I am very interested in being in my space and I certainly love being locked in that space.

[@freddy7304]

me too, Thats one of the reasons im getting into tech, but it's probably one of the reasons that deters other people.

[@tannerbarcelos6880]

There is a lack of people of color in this field. In quite a few of my undergrad courses in Comp. Sci. out here in the Bay Area, I met only , maybe, 2-3 dudes that were black and a couple hispanic. All of which were the chillest dudes ever and smart as hell. This field is dominated by males, further, white males. That is one issue with this field. The next is lack of experience in a real job, etc. yet if you go to my GitHub and LinkedIn and personal site, you can very well see that I have built fullstack apps, I got a comp sci degree and I have worked hard. Yet 'your skills did not match those of this job' yet when you read the job desc. you match everything, lol. This field has many flaws. Above all, going in it for money already sets you up for failure. You will not work hard. You will just try to get the job, and then once you do you will love the pay, and then get comfortable, not grow, nor put in good work. Personally, I love the pay but love the work and love fullstack web technology far beyond the pay. I love this stuff!

[@garygibbs92]

I gotta disagree with you and the uploader about the money part. Money can be a great motivator, especially if you, for example, have a wife and kids to take care of. That alone will keep you focused and hungry. I tend to find the people that say they're passionate about coding tend to be the quickest to burnout, and I'm using the college classes I have taken as a basest for that. Speaking of burning out. The burnout rate of software engineers would have been a great reason to not take this job and it's something that should be talked about a lot more.

[@tannerbarcelos6880]

garygibbs92 I completely respect your take. And there’s no doubt about it. If you have outside forces pressing you and pressuring you into having to provide for a family or to pay the bills, then ya, you’ll work for anything that can pay you good. But it’s more about people who are looking to get into software engineering here. Not work in general. If you wanna solely major in computer science to make money, then the likelihood of you actually learning and becoming passionate and loving the work is significantly less than someone who wants a stable job, good pay, stable future and loves science and technology and coding itself. I know too many people in it only for money and none of them are good coders at all. They don’t put the work in, study nor understand basic skills. And it’s because they only focused on the money. But again, this is just my take of course. And my opinion. And this is honestly a very , very good topic to discuss and debate A subreddit on this would be hella good

[@garygibbs92]

@@tannerbarcelos6880 I was going to make a counterpoint, but we would be spinning in circles. So, I guess on the subject of money we gotta agree to disagree on that one. I think another thing that would be great for debate or discussion is the burnout rate. It's something not a whole lot of people talk about and no matter how much passion anyone may have burning out will kill it.

[@garygibbs92]

@Shameer Mulji The best I can do is send you some video links that go over it better than I can. I'm not saying you shouldn't get into becoming a software engineer, but burning out and dealing with imposter syndrome is something everyone should think about before making the leap into becoming a software engineer. I hope this helps you in your decision making and best of luck. The links will be below. This last one is from Chirs Hawke: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqrcpn2ahr2aopI This one is from Joshua Fluke: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWm4qal8abx5pJo This one is from RealToughCandy about a subscriber burning out after graduating from a Bootcamp: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYimhJJtnJmUsNk This last one is from Coding Blonde & she goes over imposter syndrome: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYKai42ZlLNlkNE

[@soup1758]

Tanner Barcelos so? Its not like you can force them to not work. If poc want to see more diversity then they should go in to that field and not hate on people just trying to work and do their sht.

[@freddy7304]

video starts at 2:55

[@النائب-ه2ن]

Thanks 👍

[@habeebullahiolalekanlawal5313]

Thanks for this. Really helpful

[@GyasiLinje]

Added the timestamp!

[@freddy7304]

@@GyasiLinje Thanks man, great video btw

[@tealuxe]

I graduated as a software engineer and this is my advice to you all. When I decided to study this carreer I did it because I love computers and games. I found myself able to figure pretty much every software if I spent some time with it. At college, I was able to go thru code syntax and logic needed to make what I call "Dumb programs that nobody needs" like a calculator, atm machine simulator, you name it. I was able to sucessfully pass all my classes with decent and good grades. I knew I was going to be able to graduate as a Computer Science Engineer, however I was ignoring a huge red flag: I was indiferent to it, I didn't give a crap about programming, I just wanted to solve the assignment and then grab a beer and watch a movie or play some games. I did not have passion for it at all, to me it just a pile of garbage lines of code that nobody cared about. That's when I realized I probably did not choose the right carreer. I was a bit more social, always hitting the gym and talking to girls, in my classroom there were mostly nerdy guys, and it was very boring to me. Long story short, I graduated as a CS eng, I managed to get a job, and I learned a lot from it, and my fears became a reality: I did not like it. I hated it. I hated debugging, I hated learning new APIs, new technologies were just a hassle cuz I needed to learn another syntax. Dude, let's not talk about those hellspawn bugs that won't let your code work as intended and made me stay awake until 2am for days trying to solve them. Managers don't have a clue why it takes so long, they know nothing, and they will pressure you until your hair turns white, you quit, or get fired. Thanks destiny I somehow got an oportunity to change my carreer entirely as an electrical designer, I'm not a programmer but I drafter now, there are some winks to programming, but nothing complicated tbh. I like how my work becomes a real physical project instead of just thousands of lines of boring code and bugs. Yes, I get paid a tad less than working as a software dev, but I swear I couldn't care less. I enjoy my job more than as a software eng. What he says it's the truth, if you have no passion for CS, please consider changing to something else. CS is for people who like to use their brain power to solve problems thru logic and code, and if you worked 5 years using X programming language, and never learned more prog. technologies then you might be obsolete in the job market. Take a look at the long term, you won't be always young and willing to learn new things in your 40s, your brain gets slower, it's just the way things are. TL;DR: CS should only be studied if you love coding, solving problems, and learning new prog. Languages. Don't do it for the money because it will backfire at you, I promise.

[@123sirrap]

Appreciate the post I was looking to get into IT and have been studying for my A+, I don’t think software engineering is something I would want to do l. Do you have any other it jobs you would recommend that’s deals with less numbers etc?

[@tealuxe]

@@123sirrap Please don't get discouraged by my post. If you like it or you think you can do it go for it. All I wanted to say is that if you find yourself in the same position I was of just passing classes for the sake of it that's not good. More valuable is to do personal projects like apps, websites from scratch that connect to databases, things like that. If I could go back in time 7 years ago I would study Electrical Engineering since I found myself far more interested in it when I started my job as a Elec. Designer. Other options could be Networking, Electronics or maybe a business major. A lot of my coworkers do accountant jobs that do look fairly simple.

[@kaotechtalk2395]

Yes, I would love to see you do a "study with me" type of video.

[@samrey8134]

So true. I am a full stack developer my-self. I can Speak to the Interview piece at the 9:59 mark. Companies say they want A, B,C qualities in a candidate and select john with X,Y,Z qualities . 115 application since January 2020, up on completion of intense bootcamp with 5 project and over 200 commit on Github , 6 -10 interviews and still no Job. SMH. It the world we live Gyasi ... I appreciate the video

[@deangelosimpkins5781]

Hey my apologies for your hardships bro I’m sure the right fit will come if not already but I’m also a brother as well and can you give me some insight on where should I start at coding because I want to try something different also and challenge myself

[@marcusmoore3061]

I mean if you wasn’t getting paid to be a software engineer would you still be doing it? Everything in this world revolves around “The bag”

[@lionbalogun3285]

I’m a currently learning to be a software engineer (Self taught) it has not been an easy journey but I’ll keep pushing till I get there 😔

[@ariannam.9360]

I love to see all these black software engineers on KZbin this is so freaking awesome. I don't see them enough in my day-to-day, I've been in the industry for 3 years but it makes me very inspired and hopeful.

[@Zach_eats]

New subscriber here 🔔. Love the video. I majored in Management Information Systems in College and had to take a few coding courses and realized immediately it wasn’t for me 😅. So I’m glad my major was half computer technical and half business related. My job now is more on the business side. It takes a special person to code so I commend you for it. Can’t wait for more uploads 👨🏾‍💻

[@julissadc6303]

I hate tech interviews with machines, I get so nervours when I see the timer

[@designerelise]

DO IT FOR THE MONEY...this is the problem we have as technical people. They take advantage of most of us because we don't focus too much on the money. Most of us aren't socially suave and certainly are not good communicators. So go all out for the money, hold out for the money, negotiate MORE MONEY regularly. It better be about the money because that is what gets you through the bad days...knowing you are getting what you are owed, not what you think you deserve.

[@Aquintisburnett]

Thank you for keeping it 100% real. I do want to get into the technology field not necessarily as an engineer. I were would love to work in computer security and maybe code for fun.

[@GyasiLinje]

You're welcome homie!

[@danieladigun2696]

Thanks alot bro. I feel like forwarding this video to all the annoying recruiters that have sent me stupid coding tests that has no meaning with what you do daily as a developer. Thanks for keeping it real bro.

[@susanmajek]

Many obstacles are put in place as hurdles just to weed people out...

[@natana.guillen8005]

Broo im a latino, im 18. This vid is freaking great. I will definitely become a software engineer. I just finished my HTML5 course in CodeAcademy and imma start practising what Ive learned from the course. Love ur vids man, u are like a virtual mentor. U are such a blessing!!!

[@digiornopizza1918]

I can see why this video has almost 200k views and only 6k likes. This guy starts out with "getting into coding for money is cringy. Coding is only good if you're highly disciplined and smart". It worked for you though so how can you say that? I get this video is 3 years old but, I can tell that his delivery was off. Maybe he's gotten better at making videos down the road but, this was the wrong message. After graduating a boot camp, I can safely say that the biggest turn-off about software engineering is that it isn't simply a job. Many people talk about the lifestyle of being a software engineer without talking about the major downside of being a software engineer. Which is that it essentially becomes your lifestyle, it becomes all you do. Don't believe me? Look at all the software engineers who end up turning their social media platforms into Ted talks about their daily job life. Software engineering becomes all they ever talk about and all they do day in and day out. I follow tons of these creators and none of them seem to talk about their life outside of their daily routine and work. I'm all for taking pride in their work but, I've been coding for going on 8 months now and it feels like it's taken over my life as well as my cohort's lives. I'm sure many people thrive in this field in the same way many people thrive as police officers or in the military. However, the underlying theme I've seen in the military, policing, and software engineering is that it slowly consumes your life and gives you no time to really enjoy the things that matter. When you're done studying, you're highly encouraged and recommended to work on certifications outside of your specific field of study. Continue grinding, continue hustling, and don't ever slow down or get comfortable. You must always be working at a high level of aptitude or else you'll end up falling behind and get stuck like I am spending the last 2 months searching for a job only to hear nothing back. When I was in the military I was working 80-hour weeks. Then when I got out and worked as a federal police officer I was still working 70 hours a week. Now as a software engineer who's fully certified and trying to get a job, I feel like this is all I do. I could understand if I was passionate about this job field and wanted to focus on being a developer day in and day out but, I'm starting to realize that I don't want to be stuck at my desk all day every day answering emails. Software engineering might be for smart people who are passionate but, I'm just not that. I know that it's a field that anyone can do and I agree that anyone with enough patience and consistency can do it but, after 8 months of study and job searching, I'm starting to feel like this field won't be right for me. I could be burned out but, even after taking a couple weeks away from this, I feel like I'm going right back to the grind. I'm not feeling motivated to turn this into my full-time job where I want to grind and hustle just to secure a job for a few months and then get laid off just to go back to hustling. Again, this would all be fine if I loved software engineering but as of now I've only dabbled in it for less than a year and I'm still struggling with not only being good at it but, even how to tolerate the rough patches of software engineering. For those of you who find a way to stick with software engineering, I commend you but for me. I'm going back to finish my masters in a field of study that I can at least enjoy. Don't do it for the money or the hope of an easy-going lifestyle, doit because you genuinely enjoy doing it or are somehow good at it. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

[@mightyshield1444]

lol. Thanks man. I really appreciate the honesty. I’m also not really into these things but i heard the money was good.

[@seymourjames2609]

Definitely with you on the journey to change diversity in tech. If your passionate about something, why can’t we do what we want to do, be who we want to be.

[@besarge2485]

My son wants to become a software engineer he’s in 10th grade. He loves all things computer and can figure out almost anything on his own on his computer. Do you recommend coding courses for teens. What would you recommend for him to do to solidify the skills sets he’ll need in college to pursue this dream?

[@garycollins1157]

Read more programming books and create projects with that skill set. Study data structures as well as designing the algorithms that make the application.

[@perfectionbox]

I don't begrudge those doing it for money; we all gotta put food on the table. I'm lucky that I found computers interesting as a kid instead of trying to develop a passion for them later while needing a job.

[@mariedesignz1659]

Thank you for this! I’m entering to the field because I love it. This video is very helpful on things to look out for

[@agentnuget]

I've wanted to become a software developer for a long, long time but I never actually pursued it. After being a security guard for four years I'm working toward finally making the jump, I want to actually follow my dreams for once. Thank you for making this video!

[@veotic2728]

Goodluck! 🙏

[@ThatGuy33121]

Hey it’s been 2 years now . Have you officially become a software developer.? I’m also a security guard and trying to become a software developer. Would love to hear your experience if you will ever reply to me cuz I know you comment was 2 years ago.

[@YU-bh9wy]

I took Computer Science class during my sophomore year in school and I wasn’t really good at it. Basically just coding and creating game. I struggle a lot in that class. I always gotta asked my friend for help and just keeping solving the problem. I stress a lot in that class. Maybe this class wasn’t for me.

[@WorriorXD]

I'm thinking of going to work in the software industry and I'm black and a girl so win win!

[@daisyg1201]

I’m a finance major rn. But I’m having trouble deciding what I really want to do. Every job in the future will be automated and I think think this is something I’d love to do and help the world become what I kno it can be

[@BrianRamos714]

I care less about money i just wanna learn how to code

[@JonnieDarko316]

Same

[@Bertie211]

Me too just love it when that bug works

[@taofsart8769]

Coming into the IT field has a awesome way of satisfying my curiosity and I’m surprised how quickly I’ve fallen into it. I’m currently taking the google ITSS certification and I really like it! In these past 2 weeks I’ve learned about binary and Ik how to build a computer now. But now I’m a little worried since you mentioned that getting into coding is a skill that idk if I have 😥. Plus I’m in between being a software engineer or a cloud security architect. I guess the only way to know if I have the skill it to try it lol 😂

[@andresvidoza]

I love the style man. Love the way you filming! Keep it up

[@GyasiLinje]

Thank you so much!

[@ferdlc7757]

Those interviews are what's keeping me from going into computer science. Just looking at jobs in my area show that these companies require a massive amount of experience just for an entry level job. I can't tell you how many times I have seen people stuck in a hole where they have good experience, have submitted hundreds of job applications, but are still without a job. There are LOTS of jobs in CS, but that doesn't mean that it's easy to get one it seems like. I'm gonna stick to healthcare because of that. Sucks honestly cause CS really does seem interesting.

[@fabriziotechera5265]

make a good portfolio in github

[@jasper5689]

Dude I appreciate your insight, I’m on the path and watching your videos keeps me motivated to keep pushing. It gets frustrating sometimes but I want to make a difference and be apart of the small percentage of “us” to create the change. - Jon J.

[@karnez05]

be thankful you have a job bro, i been trying to get in this field for about 2 years.

[@basedmek]

What's holding you back if you don't mind me asking? I'm about to start a bootcamp (general assembly)

[@karnez05]

@@basedmek when you start applying for jobs you will see

[@basedmek]

@@karnez05 ok

[@karnez05]

@@basedmek good thing is that you can find a good paying job anywhere, but the physicality of it wears on your body. I been an electrician for 7 years now

[@intel_da_developer4791]

Yes, I would love to code with you and learn more about the business.

[@richardmasters2045]

Getting a job sucks, I will never look for a job. I don't even care if Microsoft Google Facebook Twitter they all can offer me a job and I'll turn them down. I might and I do mean might do a freelance project for them but other than that I'll never ask another person to give me a job. There's way too many freelance opportunities out here.

[@sadialatif980]

Software engineering is the best everyone should become a software engineer. My comment is respectuful and I am following the community guidelines. This is my opinion and I have the complete right to own an opinion.

[@susanmajek]

It just shows you have no understanding of human beings. There are different types of people and not everyone is designed to be a software engineer.

[@DevsLikeUs]

Love the honesty, thank you !

[@manikahaitirox]

Thanks bro gave me a ton of insight bc I’m graduating this year and wanna major in computer science but not sure what career to pursue

[@GyasiLinje]

No problem my recommendation is to at least try it so you don't have regrets!

[@biru5495]

@@GyasiLinje Sir does the IT field is vast? Cuz idk what type of career should I pursue once Im finish graduating college. I chose is BSIT but everyone said that BSCS is better for Software Engineer. But its too late for me our classes already started, so is there still any chance for me even though BSIT is my course? I really want to be a Software Engineer or Developer. And Thank You for the video.

[@ramonportuese3381]

Thanks for the video man! Good thing to know the pros and cons of this career 👍💪

[@juliensk]

As a real African studying Software Engineering in Canada, it’s true that my peers are mainly white people. I don’t see any problem with this, why do you have a problem with it? I’ve been in so many environments that were predominantly black people, I never had a problem with that either.

[@danaijalittle7377]

I had a technical interview recently. Killed it. I could answer every question that was thrown at me. But I didn’t get the job because I said “umm..” too much

[@sheriffcrandy]

😂 Dude are you serious? What a garbage company you're better off not working there anyways.

[@danaijalittle7377]

@@sheriffcrandy clearly it wasn’t a company that was meant for me to work for

[@joeflint6533]

Yea my football coach always told me to watch out for that ummm

[@kingsleyatuba]

You have a nice home. You have a wife. Brah. Some folks will kill to have your life. Life ain't meant to be perfect. It's a push all through no matter your job. Enjoy the imperfections. We've got no other choice

[@rick8219]

( this is just how I think about " don't do it for the money ) With that " don't do it for the money ", imagine some1 is like poor asf, he is trying to make sum cash, and he finds out about the pogramming stuff and his mindset changes, cuz his mind will say, I must work to live, and there is not back, everyone can do it, if they do not like it, with time they will fins their place ans they will be just same as everyone, thans for undersransing!

[@jamescalvano5461]

Pretty wholistic perspective 😂 I love the bit about if you don’t want a hard job this isn’t it

[@Ryan_online]

Well said

[@kishawnabell8972]

I think this was a very good video. Thank you for being so transparent with the reality of this field because a lot of people leave these things out !

[@yvng_rvin]

Any job is a skill. By your logic no job should be pursued for money. I’m so sick of people saying “ don’t do it for the money” about EVERY job, if I listened to that nonsense I wouldn’t accomplish anything. Hard to take that seriously as well when the first 3.5 minutes of the video is just advertising and plugging your channel.

[@zacharyzoet3046]

Great points. Thanks!

[@keiarash5058]

For my 4-year degree I had to make an iOS app, code embedded processors, and create simulation models with code. After all that I still ended up being a crappy programmer. I didn't particularly enjoy it either. That's why I changed course and work as an electrical engineer instead

[@MexicanZeusGaming]

How did you know you were a crappy programmer after all that?

[@keiarash5058]

@@MexicanZeusGaming I'd be spending 2 hours to complete an assignment where most people spent only 1. On the other end of the spectrum, some of the guys were brilliant and it came naturally to them from the beginning.

[@MexicanZeusGaming]

@@keiarash5058 damn sorry to hear man. I'm in my 2nd year and fear the same for my fourth year. I'm already putting in so many hours when I shouldn't be. I'm just hoping it gets easier for me to understand or to just do.

[@keiarash5058]

@@MexicanZeusGaming Youlle be fine, everyone hits a wall at some point in their degree. After you finish you can always pick a job unrelated to programming

[@codygoselin5092]

You got yourself a new subscriber. Trying to decide on a new laptop myself. I would only use it for normal laptop uses (checking fantasy football, KZbin videos, Amazon ect) and I would play ONLY Minecraft on it. It’s really between the MacBook Pro when the silicon vs the new XPS laptops.

[@ItsFlips-jg3tr]

Man I was hyped

[@bboyExia]

Nailed it with Techinical interviews, fucking dread that shit. Havent heard of the open internet interview? Like I'm gonna be looking up stuff on the job

[@peachybiscuit4531]

Skip to 3:43 to actually see the reasons 👀

[@pinxieanime]

If you lack patience don't go into this field. Sometimes it takes forever for tech support to show up and we lose our minds.

[@jdowg6]

I studied this in college for the money and hated every moment.....but I'm broke now sooo gotdamit

[@BeNothingg]

I also came into ut for the money nd I hate it. Lol definately switching majors next year

[@jdowg6]

@@BeNothingg think about it tho before you do

[@kabikis1994]

😂😂😂😂

[@batpurevtumurbaatar3567]

I like your attitude bruh. Thanks for sharing your experience :)

[@Seeker2787]

Definitely enjoying your videos! Good stuff...

[@hanspeterqwe6620]

I don't understand why people tunnelvision so hard on race in the US. Diversity is far more, you aren't a certain kind of person just because you're born black/white/whatever. In an assessment center I was rejected, because 4 people stood in front of a whiteboard, all doing the same thing, while I was re-reading the task. I added a bunch of useful insight that they overloooked, but they just wanted everyone to behave the exact same way.. I lacked "team spirit" hahaha

[@myoo]

Would love a follow along/tutorial type of vid. Keep up the great work!

[@stevenkyle2313]

You are such a cool dude! Thank you for the video!

[@100fires]

Everything Gyasi is saying is very true and spot on. As a hispanic male and first generation American it's been isolating being a developer. In college programming was very fun, in the real world doing it 8 or 12hrs a day for a paycheck could burn you out because of the complexity and pressure of the job. It's worse if you're dealing with imposter syndrome LOL

[@jairrodriguez9050]

You’re videos are awesome brother much love !

[@joshualunati4105]

Actually, that would be awesome to see how your creative process is started when you are at the point of wanting to create a solution to a problem. Also I have been making beats for the past 20 years, so that is awesome :).

[@serenitybeats1677]

Dang. I’m still gonna pursue it though...

[@alekodimitrov2635]

Go for it man. I'm pretty sure the people that say that they'd do it for the money, are not even aware of other reasons that they'd also do it for. Remote work can be one of the many reasons. Future proof also. Flexibility also. If you're gonna do it for the money only, at least have a bigger plan other than covering your expenses. Don't get into the consumerist mindset. Use the money for good and help out the world. Also, the more you do it, the more reasons you can find to stay in it. It's not just software engineering, IT is super broad. Just get into it and you'll figure it out as you go. You got this!

[@arnauldroberttapa2139]

After washing your video; I will definitely become a software engineer. Indeed; all what you mentioned is for those willing to work for other people. But; this should never be a final goal. All business are software based today and not being software developer or engineer is being blind. Programming should be compulsory today worldwide. Moreover; no one should be working for others till death. You should run your own software based business after all; and your 5 reasons are all game over. I think you; opening a KZbin channel about programming; shows already that you start understanding my view. As black people are few in the field; you should be encouraging us to learn instead of discouraging.

[@ErzxVLR]

Reasons starts 3:44

[@isthesundown]

noti gang

[@GyasiLinje]

Yessir!!

[@corpuzone]

You’re one chill dude 👊. Surprised haven’t hit 100k minimum subscribers!

[@zachdevelops8997]

I first would like to thank you Gyasi. What do you think of Front End? I heard its less complex to help you get to the backend engineering part of the industry. your feedbacks are important.

[@JGreyCodes]

You're really speaking the truth. I'm a QA Tester, based in London & can relate to the facts that you've stated 😃 by the way , you motivated me to start a Web Automation channel , feel free to check it out 👋

[@kavishkaanuja5932]

Best job for people who have creative ideas😍👍✌️

[@richardmasters2045]

Whenever you learn the skill it is important that you have a goal . Let's use the example as a carpenter anyone can become a carpenter by learning the trade through books School and media. But if you want to be a carpenter to be a carpenter's sake you'll just be in a group of others doing the same thing with the same tools you don't stand out from anyone else. However if you become a carpenter and you have visions of building your own furniture line, creating something that is unique and that has never been done before. Using a combination of your skill set your experience and your desire to actually make a difference in the world and gear it toward a specific niche then you begin to make an impact that reaches beyond the average mundane Carpenter. So whatever career you choose let it be something that is going to coincide with goals dreams and aspirations of becoming something more or better than the average employee. In the 21st century entrepreneurship is the one and only way to become financially independent. I never had a job interview, employers see my portfolio and they step to me and I decide if I want to work with them or not. Find out what it is you truly want to do make it your mission and purpose in life use your coding skills to develop in the specific area that is needed for you to accomplish your vision. Eat it sleep it watch it listen to it engulf your every fiber of your being into it. Build your product in your brand and leave them all in the dust. You don't have to know everything do what you enjoy and whatever you don't know get someone else on your team that can help you with it period but never stop because of prejudice, or something's hard, or it takes a long time to accomplish. This is the talk of weaklings life is hard whatever profession you go into is going to be difficult if it's worth going into. Never give up your dream and your dream will come true trust me I'm living it and it wasn't easy but it was more than rewarding. The harder it was the greater the reward

[@murad.5047]

The quality of video is on level. Love your content brother! Would be cool if you make video comparing of 15 inch macbook and 13 inch macbook. God bless you!

[@koketsobaruti3623]

Im the only black girl in my year in uni😂maybe the only black person. I think part of the reason why there is no diversity is because black people just don't pursue it. They're flooded in the business sectors and sciences but dont pursue software engineering You can find a lot of them in IT but maybe it's just the mentality that software engineering is for white males probably makes them not want to pursue it. Same applies with just the gender ratio. It's dominated by males and white males more specifically.

[@AlexIsTripping]

I don't think you should do software engineering for the money. I do it because it's fun for me.

[@AbbasKhan-ud6mr]

Keep up the good work mate. From England

[@lul420]

Man I just got out of a coding assessment where I had to recreate the platform and I just got so demotivated man...

[@DreThePlug]

Don't so software engineering for the bread lol facts!!!!!!! I know so many people who hate their jobs because unlike other tech jobs its easy to get weeded out who don't enjoy their job as a software engineering. It will most definitely show up in your work.