He Got LAID OFF FROM META...

[@SajjaadKhader]

If you’ve been struggling in this job market, what have been the main issues for you?

[@calicoesblue4703]

In the descriptions there is not a link to his KZbin content, you said that he makes youtube content as well. Do you have a link?

[@guy-xi5qx]

​@@calicoesblue4703 I think it's in his socials section

[@ViceCoin]

No problems in crypto, online marketing and AI, except fake job phishing scams. I only apply to established companies. No small businesses.

[@m-ok-6379]

When times are good you get frustrated with recruiters trying to talk to you. When times are bad you get frustrated with recruiters avoiding you.

[@abbasdharamsi]

Man, hearing Omayow’s story was intense-I can’t believe how quickly the tech world can flip on you. Loved how he emphasized focusing on real, useful projects instead of chasing trends. I’ve been working on some engineering videos myself, so it’s definitely inspiring to see how he powered through a tough spot and came out on top. Great interview, Sajjaad!

[@SajjaadKhader]

I'm glad you found the interview helpful and I totally agree with you

[@dolessaymore]

Damn. I'm literally willing to take 60k at this point. Its rough out here

[@slimjimjimslim5923]

Ohh? How long you been looking for a job now

[@supersaj1536]

How is it out there? 😅😅

[@Barion88]

What about 30k

[@forthdimension686]

These immigrants are getting fast tracked while we starve. Then they wag their finger at Americans. Im sick of it

[@Nova-Apollo]

@@Barion88 how about not being able to pay rent?

[@AjitMD]

$200+k per plus stock plan, healthcare, free food? Too good to last in most cases. I would living way below means, max saving and investing, learn new skills. No new car, rent modest room. Have realistic back up plans and be ready mentally.

[@neyuzu]

Literally hate going to collage now these days bc in the next 4 years there are better majors and new majors we never seen and the old ones get less value

[@sonderexpeditions]

Wow a year and a half is tough. I'm sure it was humbling. It took me 2 years to find my 1st job however I didn't have experience then. Congrats on all the offers.

[@HarisHussain]

A good clarifying question for Google would be to ask what level the offer was for; this is because instead of "lowballing" Google tends to be more strict in leveling and often down levels engineers based on interview perf/experience - the TC he listed is somewhere around the range of an entry level Google offer, unlike the Snapchat / TikTok offers around the exact mid-level ranges

[@browhocodes]

Yes! You’re very keen to catch that. You’re absolutely correct. The Google offer wasn’t the level I wanted, but a level lower. Thanks for clarification for the audience.

[@HarisHussain]

@@browhocodes +10000 aura for the transparent reply 👀

[@ViceCoin]

You should start planning an exit strategy on your 1st day. I moved to NJ before the 2008 crash, because NJ was #1 in average income, and 2nd in max UI benefits ($600).

[@ArshbyJushua]

Everyone needs more than their salary to be financial stable. The best thing to do with your money is to invest it rightly, because money left for saving always end up used with no returns.

[@NatalieDormer-or4jj]

You are absolutely right 💯

[@NatalieDormer-or4jj]

Investing in alternate income streams should be the top priority for everyone right now. especially given the global economic crisis we are currently experiencing. stocks, gold, silver, and virtual currencies are still attractive investments at the moment.

[@BrentCowan-b3u]

Am looking for something to venture into on a short term basis, I really need to create an alternate source of income, what do you think I should do?

[@ArshbyJushua]

Cryptocurrency/stock investment, but you will need a professional guide on that.

[@ArshbyJushua]

Facebook 👇

[@boytheman1022]

Bro I am 15 years old and solved over 500+ leetcode problems because they say your gonna become jobless in the future if you don't start to prepare now.

[@savingsoulsforchrist6185]

AGI will take all the jobs in 5 years

[@yahyamohamoud7290]

dont do so much there is a large possibility leetcode will be redundant by then and all your time was wasted, be moderate do 1 question a day max at your age and life that is still too much

[@Bhavishya_est]

Just leave this field, If after solving even 500+ Questions You are still worried about getting a job

[@user-oz3hc6lj2e]

Start making a project which people can use, you may start a company in future. Think of problem you want to solve using software like web dev, AI ML, data science, Mobile Dev etc. Don't think about job now, you've a lot of time.

[@ymirr255]

​@@savingsoulsforchrist6185 yeah, in your dream

[@Sam-nn3en]

Having a personal loss along with a professional hits the hardest. Doesn't matter where you are in your career. Its really motivating to see how he accepted this setback and took it a life's learning opportunity and got better, faster, stronger!!! Kudos to you really. And yes, your dad would be so proud of you!

[@GizmoMaltese]

I have 20 years of experience and this kid is making way more money than me. This is very depressing.

[@kamartaj3010]

People 10 years younger than me are making 3 times more money than me😢

[@erinsylv2098]

They are more skilled than you. Just like a surgeon is. If you want more money, you have to up your skills.

[@GizmoMaltese]

@@erinsylv2098 Haha. No way that's true. Some of these places only hire young people. It has nothing to do with actual skill.

[@HarisHussain]

great video btw, liked the alternative camera angles in trying to make it feel podcasty lol

[@SajjaadKhader]

Thank you my friend!

[@NOCDIB]

Very well done interview and excellently done video editing.

[@SajjaadKhader]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@unemployedman2509]

I was unemployed for 8 months, but I finally landed my first job with a $50k salary. Then, in this video, $250k is considered low haha

[@hey_im_him]

It is when you can earn 360k. It’s all relative.

[@diazjubairy1729]

The more difficult your skill and the more demand that you get, the salary will follow

[@arkane3168]

@@diazjubairy1729 real, people complaining are jealous honestly

[@muhammadazizbaxtiyorov9474]

He losed and got better job at this hard time in job market that means you can also do that just start make good quality projects and work for quality not for quantity

[@SajjaadKhader]

100%

[@steevejoseph2774]

Great video, need more like this

[@SajjaadKhader]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nathangwyn6098]

If anyone wants mock interviewed I'll interview you :). I'm self taught. I'm no leetcode master, but I can solve just about any problem. I suppose my only issue atm is I can't solve problems as fast as I like. It's time I start pushing myself out of my comfort zone.

[@mr.random8447]

Me making $105k/yr… as developer. Big tech people are overpaid

[@perotin211]

Facts, this guy is not worth 360k at 20 something years old. Just isn't.

[@bhekamabika2234]

@@perotin211He is. You are just jealous

[@tamashbeen6610]

​@perotin211 why did you assume he is telling the truth?

[@てくたく]

Overpaid for sure. Saying 250k is a lowball is like saying Bentley is a peasant car.

[@bhekamabika2234]

@@mr.random8447 Don’t be jealous bro. He was good enough to make big tech. Be happy for him.

[@ahadhashmi2952]

Hi Sajjad. Amazing video.

[@SajjaadKhader]

Thank you!

[@noordinarytv4384]

Power to ya young man! You are an inspiration.

[@studynow_Motivation]

hey sajjad im obssesed with your videos man everytime i watch it makes me feel like i have an edge over everbody around cause ik stuff you told about people dk yet LOL......🙃🙃

[@SajjaadKhader]

Thank you haha

[@miztamacondatrack]

Wow we live in a world where 250k is lowball

[@rashad123us]

We live in a world where tech monopolies are basically printing money and skirting taxes.

[@NOCDIB]

Only in high tech but for that to be considered low for entry level is ridiculous.

[@Ricocase]

Divide by 2, city has high cost of living n inflation.

[@dipset4016]

I’m just guessing, but I think part of that will stock options and he’ll get taxed 50%. Take home pay might be 90k, factoring in cost of living in an expensive city like New York and you are alright, but not like you don’t have to worry about how much you spend. Also, he spent a year and a half unemployed. That’s just the business of booms and busts. He might have to do this again, so saving is not an option. Also, very rare to see software dev guys over 40. So there is an up or out element to it as well. I don’t envy the guy, I’ll take a boring ok paying job as accountant where I know I will be consistently employed and where I know I can do the job until I’m 65.

[@wulfbak]

I wonder what kind of severance package he got from Meta. I'd wager it was probably pretty good, though not enough to sustain him for a year and a half on its own.

[@movdqa]

Sounds like he did all the right things in terms of education, internships, work.

[@PJSCode]

Lord help me.

[@hasan.jakalan]

Hi Sajjad. I've been watching your videos for a very long while now and I wonder if you could give me real advice on my situation now: I'm high school senior. I've recently been granted a full-ride scholarship to Cornell University school of engineering. My plan was to study biomedical engineering for pre-med, after which I realized that I should probably switch to school of Arts and Sciences to study something easier for pre-med. However, it recently hit me again that maybe the software engineering career is still the way to go instead. (I have had very strong interest in this field, especially before the fall of the "golden era" of CS). I genuinely have no idea what to do. Should I stick with the medical field, which gives me arguably the safest and potentially highest paying career but after years of school, or to pivot to CS, where potential is unlimited but getting laid off is the norm? I come from an immigrant background---more specifically, a refugee immigrant background---so I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to me to make the VERY most out of my college education, and of course view money as my biggest goal. What's the better choice here?

[@hasan.jakalan]

I also expect you to tell me that unless I'm passionate medicine I shouldn't pick it. However, I'm really just looking at what will bring me the most money, if I put it straightforward.

[@ryankramer2217]

There is little to take away from this except that if you get into meta, you can get into similar companies in the mid six figures with less than 5 years of experience

[@Piengsd4]

Love your videos man! Although it pains me to always hear about the tech market being very stuffy currently, I still want to get into it anyways. Thanks for the many perspectives in this field you’re gathering and I wish myself luck transitioning to SWE!

[@SajjaadKhader]

Thanks! You got this - I hope you land your dream job :)

[@__ooo4954]

Yall in canada?

[@JP-debugger]

Learning > Earning Got it

[@SajjaadKhader]

U got it

[@quirkyquester]

sometimes, you don't get to pick the job, and you can't afford to not pay rent

[@Mike-f2i6h]

Great story. Congratulations.

[@Xun_Liu_International]

Hey, I am going to be an AI engineer, and I’m a former track runner. I just want to know which company has the best cafeteria in New York City. I’m only interested in that; can somebody help me?

[@rafaelmateodev]

I can help you, here: Become an AI Engineer and then ask that question later.

[@liam1902]

Is this the same guy that was on Namanh Kapur's channel a few months back?

[@SajjaadKhader]

Yup

[@eXclusive1]

All of those smart individuals should start their own company.

[@Mr.Opinionatedlive]

Half stock, half salary; pay attention

[@hey_im_him]

Congrats to him 🎉

[@gaofan2856]

Meta is my dream company

[@WisdomofHal]

Thumbnail 😂 you’re looking at him like, tf you mean you’re fine.

[@SajjaadKhader]

😂😂😂

[@てくたく]

This is like a guy who says Bentley is for poor people.

[@princemarkied8071]

So can you tell us how much your total compensation was, and the exact amount that landed in your banking account every two weeks. Also can you tell use your incentive package, and who you negotiated the money and the deneiro, and the lootz? ... Can you just give us all your W2's for the past 10 years and not speak at all?

[@nitiksh0]

I think we have to prepare more hardly and smartly

[@ordinarygg]

Any chance to check his Linkedin to prove this is real?

[@quirkyquester]

great story

[@stardarkk]

this is wild

[@mrmagnetic927]

300k!!??...stop the🧢

[@b1ueocean]

He looks like my colleague in our Seattle office - 405k basic with 13 years experience. In these circles no one understands “stop the cap” or even what C.R.E.A.M and Triumph are - it’s code and engineering - all the time and everyday. I rocketed my salary 4x during covid which is outrageous but then that was a preoccupied goal (2x in fact but I over did it and caught the attention of the right people with the right need). If I look at a software engineering role on our careers website right now. Base range before stocks and bonuses is $195,000 to $350,000 depending on experience (min. 3 years with flexibility to go outside the base range for particularly strong candidates). Highest base I see published on here right now for a non-managerial engineer is $530k. It isn’t normal - none of it is - but it definitely is what it is 👈 ✊🏾

[@hdhdushsvsyshshshs]

I mean, it's better blue collar jobs

[@Lbj441]

Why? Because he is not us citzen

[@mattofella]

5:20 gooood lawd

[@zach.intech]

I would lay him off myself lol he seems too easy to be laid off lol

[@arhumkhan3406]

Hi Sajjaads mom

[@slimjimjimslim5923]

Are you guys sponsored by pramp or Snapchat

[@SajjaadKhader]

No lol

[@gentl_geek]

Focus on getting more valuable.

[@gyor007]

Outliers

[@AbdulkerimJemal-i6r]

❗Hi @SajjaadKhade, I’m a beginner front-end developer from Ethiopia. What should I focus on learning in 2025 to stay relevant, especially with AI evolving?

[@a_building_12345]

well im earlier

[@SajjaadKhader]

Welcome haha

[@sohamjain8599]

WOW LOL

[@rothnak098]

I am as 668 viewer.

[@SajjaadKhader]

Welcome

[@DataLuke]

damn im early af

[@SajjaadKhader]

Welcome

[@arhumkhan3406]

First

[@SajjaadKhader]

Close

[@NANDOwityu]

Hey Sajjaad , my names Fernando . I was wondering do you have a email I can reach you from, I wanted to ask you some questions regarding swe.

[@jixingbian4911]

people just purely looking into money, regardless how shitty snap chat is, just for money huh