I Quit My 6-Figures Dream Job In Tech. It's Because Of This

[@OsvaldoGago]

Beware of success bias! We often don't hear often about failed attempts. Just like with a lottery, the only story we hear is about those who won or those who failed spectacularly. Tech is an area with high risk and high reward.

[@MINUTESOFFIRE]

Exactly this

[@Bema1001]

What risk? If it doesn't work out, he can still return to a regular job. He's still young and I guess he only has to provide for himself. However, if you have a family with kids and probably a house you have to pay off, that's a different story...

[@PandaBeatBrothers]

Tech is low risk high rewards.. Your success is multiplied but your loses are still 1x.. And usually minimal investment, only your time..

[@OsvaldoGago]

@@PandaBeatBrothers Most people can't afford losses, specially if they have to support family members or if they are low income. And there's always the probability factor: if the probability is low your 1x losses are almost certain...

[@Delmworks]

True… but thinking about how little people during the “Ramen” period, I kind of wonder how many failed entrepreneurs died out there due to financial periods as opposed to other reasons

[@officialnoria]

Just don't build a wallpaper app please

[@enricotartarotti]

😂

[@MisArTech_gr]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@qabsal]

Ramen period. Legendary concept

[@zero-lpds]

Yeah. This needs to be recognised as a concept when building a startup 🎉

[@AntoniGawlikowski]

Omg, the anxiety I got from thinking when you will drop your phone is unreal :P In all seriousness tho - a great video as always! Thanks a lot and good luck with this new(-ish) path you chose :)

[@bilboswaggings]

It has finally happened I have been waiting for this day for many years

[@DanteVelasquez]

For someone who is only 28 you know, understand, and are able to communicate many things that people much older than you have yet to comprehend 🙂

[@Blitterbug]

Be sure you've done things for the right reasons. I'm in my seventh decade now, and I feel it's given me perspective. Example: I worry that you have been burdened with first-world guilt. Buddy, if you can stand to look at yourself in the mirror every day, you've earned the right to a nice salary with all the perks, including visiting wonderful places. You can't single-handedly fix the world around you, only your own state of mind towards it.

[@notaspectator]

im in my early 40s and very much align with what you're saying and i keep repeating it to self and others. what is YOUR intention? then ask yourself 5 more times to dig deeper. Build an App is as empty as posting tiktoks , unless there is a bigger vision than your EGO

[@Blitterbug]

@@notaspectator Well now, I do think this young man may have been a lil' rash but as long as he hasn't burned any bridges, he can always hop back on the treadmill! Many people would kill for the opportunities he just gave up, but I'm going easy on him; he's young and restless and feels constrained somehow...

[@hokedo]

​@@Blitterbugyoure making the assumption that the "job" he gave up is much safer than what's he's trying right now...

[@Blitterbug]

@@hokedo Yes. Yes, I am. From past experience, I'd say my money's safe on that bet.

[@Jakoliath]

good luck with everything! been enjoying seeing your channel grow also 2 gen 3 references in a row :0!!!

[@AnonXio]

Thank you Enrico. I resigned on Saturday, have a meeting with Head Honcho today. I have been in the ramen period before and wondering. But this upload could not come at a more timely moment. I have no idea what I will do but there is no path where I am to bring me any joy, excitement or anything I value. Above all else freedom to choose is what I value. Ethics, people, places, lifestyle. I am now resolute. Thank you again and best of luck with YOUR projects. I will follow with interest.

[@davide4052]

Davvero delle belle riflessioni specialmente quelle dell'hard work. Grande, ti avevo scoperto con un video su come studiare a gestionale. Già prima del passaggio all'inglese facevi contenuti che meritavano un pubblico più ampio. Ora, nonostante numeri migliori, meriti ancora raggiungere un pubblico ancora più ampio. Ti auguro il meglio

[@RUBBER_BULLET]

I'm guessing your six figure job provided plenty of backup for your new path.

[@fuzzyhenry2048]

I sympathize with this video. I don't work harder than every blue-collar people. I love games. I learned programming. I got jobs. I got fancy company jobs. I knew people in the game industry. I didn't have a plan and just waited what future would bring to me. But I have a 90% better life than my peers. I always feel I'm lucky. I feel imposter syndrome. I want to start my own career as well. Like a little game studio, just for a dream.

[@marcelor1235]

I have a friend that have a similar life... he tried a lot of stuff and now he have his own game studio and making top mobile games. He deserves it, and so do you.. go on man...

[@notaspectator]

Not sure if the comment or thoughts are what you'd like. Reply if you do. then ill share :) at minimum, thank you for sharing your reflection

[@CochiTravels]

Calderon Hondo - Fuerteventura!

[@mattiamunari]

Yep

[@m.bracht]

Would have guessed Lanzarote, but both are quite similar.

[@Nadia-AIInsiders]

Oh, appreciate your perspective and saying out loud that opportunities are different for people in different countries, that is something many business gurus don't mention or don't realize. Media and building an audience is for sure one of the best opportunities right now for anyone no matter their location or background; soon the whole internet will be flooded with AI-generated content, so now is the best time to establish online presence and gain trust.

[@whateverrandomnumber]

Not only different countries. Different family backgrounds and socio-economical classes also. Think about that next time you hear sometime mention "meritocracy".

[@fqras]

Funny to see you are developing a similar mentality that got me quitting my corporate job 3 years ago becoming a digital nomad. Long story short: High risk, high reward. Low risk, low reward.

[@ionutalexandru98]

Ti ho scoperto per caso e vedere la tua evoluzione è stato incredibile, daje tutta ❤️

[@HAWXLEADER]

Infatti! La sua evoluzione è incredibile! Il suo contenuto è molto piacevole

[@mentalmarvin]

You should marry that girl

[@Sleezy.Design]

Chances are she's probably already in an arranged marriage lol

[@robotshiro]

Hey Enrico, I like your videos a lot and thank you for this message on this time of my life. I really don't know what I wanna do and I feel so overwhelmed with this corporative world

[@producedbypodcast]

This takes some courage, keep pursuing your dreams!

[@ArnyTrezzi]

Wow this video resonated so much. Grazie Enrico 💪

[@xenen9797]

Love this! I'll be following you on your journey, best of luck on this venture. Have fun and live life!

[@soaljack]

Great video!!! love how you can grow exponentially with this path

[@Niklavs-M]

Good luck Enrico! The reasoning is tight and i'm sure you will "succeed" however you decide to define success yourself :)

[@markuskowalski]

Really excited to watch more of your videos on this channel 🤗

[@hendrikstoter3532]

Hey Enrico! Truly inspirational story and choice you made. I have been watching and giving your video's as an example since your second video! Keep up the good work and I wish you all the best in this endeavour! Keep winging it on this level! :)

[@ASmith2024]

all the best bro!

[@StuHolland]

You have a wise head, i love how you articulate things❤

[@jimblue5008]

Good luck my friend! I hope you can succeed. You have at least one viewer secured and that's me ;) Arrivederci ✌🏻

[@d.deevast]

Well explained, mate. 100% agree. A month ago, I stopped working as a Lead Data Analyst and am now doing full-time Liquid Drum and Bass production and DJing. I started making music at age 33. When it was just my hobby, I worried if I had started too late, but now I do 40+ hours of music production weekly and don’t give a damn about the worries. I’m just doing my best with a lot of joy, hoping that the ramen period will end one day. Now I don't fear that my days will be the same and the only opportunity I have, as you explained so nicely, is a promotion or a switch (hopefully, voluntarily) to another tech company. Now the fear has been replaced with faith. I'd like to highlight this last thought 👉 I don't live in fear. I live with faith. 👈 PS. My guess on your location is Etna.

[@giuliopimenoff]

Very nice concepts you laid out! Currently in the ramen period too haha, doing uni and an ambitious personal project on the side :) The important thing is to find a balance between risk and a fallback option

[@nyumat]

This is huge, man! I relate to many of the thoughts you shared. Excited to see your journey the rest of the way!

[@SamZ]

Hey thank you for making this video! I am searching for something similar, a job I can be passionate about and just left a 1500 person company for a company of 8. It’s a big leap, but it’s something I’m confident will lead to more opportunities for growth and fulfillment. I’m encouraged and inspired by your journey and look forward to seeing where you go and where my own journey takes me! Good luck!

[@BriefNerdOriginal]

Spero davvero che i tuoi video saranno un giorno anche in italiano. È così raro per dei giovani di lingua italiana accedere a contenuti di qualità su KZbin. Insomma, se consideri la cosa, se vuoi te li traduco anche gratuitamente. Ma almeno i miei figli avranno qualcosa in più nella loro lingua (in realtà sono bilingui francesi, ma va be', ancora non in EN)

[@elijahbuchan]

Love this man! If you’re ever in Belgium let’s link up

[@campa_t]

c’è qualcosa di strano con il microfono, è l’unica cosa che abbassa la qualità del video

[@maicopresente]

Looks like Canary Island, maybe Lanzarote ;-)

[@TECHN01200]

Problem with the unoptimized resource is I don't want to be a youtuber or "influencer". This unoptimized resource is not for everyone.

[@samsonAsamuel]

Hey man. I just recently found your videos and I can't stop watching them. I never knew I wanted to know about the topics you covered in your videos and each video is aestheticly pleasing ❤. Finally, what font do you use?

[@funknick]

you can substitute: media → community, publishing code → automation maybe these small wording tweaks will unlock someone's entrepreneurial creativity

[@GianlucaBelloni]

First of all, good luck and congrats for choosing this path! I can definitively relate with everything you shared in this video, as I'm going through the same realizations in the last few years. That's why I also resigned and decided to become a freelancer. (And I'll come back to KZbin sometime). Tho, I believe there is a fifth lever, that could act as multiplier of the other ones. I'm talking about AI. Indeed, I do believe that in the next year, being able to master this technology, will be extremely empowering. As a non technical person, I can already build prototypes (code), translate my content to hundreds of languages in few minutes (media), and even automate a lot of tasks (labour). I'm curious about your opinion on this as you haven't mentioned it in the video. PS: you definitely are in Lanzarote, and the mountain behind you is the "Caldera Blanca".

[@akshaysainiAK]

Let's build a open source, custom/perosnal workspace builder webapp with a lot of plugin integrations. A tool which users can adapt to their use case. Personal, themeable(with retro orkut level themes), Automations, and AI Summary. Basically a replacement when you open a new Tab in your browser

[@blackstone12]

Is there going to be a discord server or something like that to chat with the community?

[@klaatoris]

One thing I don't understand: If you had your "dream job", why would you need a bunch of opportunities to do something else? Wouldn't you want to just continue doing the same thing? If you go around looking for a way out, you don't really have your "dream job", do you?

[@bleepblooplucaname]

Bravo! In bocca al lupo!

[@ondrejrohon5696]

Good luck bro!

[@sirnearlyheadlesnick]

Looks Like the Cape Atlantic Coast after a crazy Storm ⛈

[@Dees_media]

Let's take this guy to a million subscribers 🙏

[@ChrisCammarano]

I’m exactly in the midst of my ramen period, but I see the light (or maybe I’m hallucinating, I don’t know). It’s extremely hard, but honestly, I wouldn’t trade it for anything else in the world

[@spacex3903]

The difference between the girl and Musk is that the girl is working harder physically but the cognitive work is relatively low, especially if she does the same work everyday. Cognitive overload in corporate/tech job is very stressful and overwhelming sometimes. Hence the salary differences.

[@happyundertaker6255]

Oooooh te poooor suffering billionaire, it hits right I the feeels!😢 I’m sure the “dumb pheasant girl” doesn’t have to think much about how to hustle to get food every day with all her gloriously limited opportunities in an unstable situation.

[@SunglassOrang]

Musk could literally do nothing all day, and he would still be paid the same. His earnings have nothing to do with how much he works, but how much the company makes. You have to be very disconected from reality to propose that a man earning 2 million times more than his employees actually got that from hard work, he could bite the dust and any guy with an MBA takes his job and the company runs fine, just look at Apple. And cognitive work is not by itself better paying, or else einstein and other scientists would be richer, and programmers would not have to fear AI.

[@huckleberryfinn6578]

There are much smarter people than Musk that work even harder. The difference between Musk and these people is leverage.

[@klaatoris]

Salary differences, especially on a global scale, only make sense if you abandon the idea that there is any kind of moral justification for them.

[@RR-my9uz]

Where are you dude? Your bg looks amazing!

[@ElvaVannortwick]

Thanks for the forecast! Could you help me with something unrelated: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How can I transfer them to Binance?

[@loodwich]

I think that you are now in the Canary Islands. Rocks as sovenirs for tourist, but are protected.

[@108u9]

IMO it’s important for more folks to acknowledge their privilege as Enrico does, but also not stop there. Those with privilege should share that privilege. To open doors for others, to give the benefit of doubt, to make generous offers to teach and share what we are lucky to know and understand. IMO Enrico, worry less about leveraging KZbin to make something for exponential success after a ramen phase, instead look more towards making our world a better place. We need more people of the Millennial and Gen Z generation to show up, to really try to make a generational effort to turn around this ship that the previous generations have led astray

[@BenjySanry]

Is that mount Etna?

[@HAWXLEADER]

I got to my tech job from creating video games as a hobby. I think that I'm at a point where I can build myself up in a few years. I don't think i need to replace my superior nor do I think that i can. Tech jobs are good enough even in a static income level. My dream would be to not have to work and just build a home and be there for everyone.

[@BriefNerdOriginal]

Should I do it, I'd be very worried about the monetary facet ... and having two young kids, I just stopped thinking about this possibility

[@leiferickson3183]

You are on EARTH!

[@lenowoo]

You : Sees Boss arrived in new nice car, Boss said : If you work really hard and put all your hours in and strife for excellence...... I can get another nice car next yaer

[@cedricol]

I'll take the easy guess that you recorded it from your home or studio, and keyed the background. Or... it's Iceland...

[@notaspectator]

Isnt giveinternet a potential of exposing people to all that crap that we collectively have filled internet with? not sure how its ehtical , given what we are discussing here. Thanks Enrico

[@RIPxBlackHawk]

I think the resume holds up to unquit later still

[@tituswillb]

anybody who disagrees with your main points is missing something really important

[@what.decibel]

Safe jobs do exist. Ask any Indian, if you know one. That is the reason that youths of India waste almost a decade of their life preparing for government job exams. I got it one year after college. And then two years into it, I quit. Because I couldn't bear the environment. Some say quit your job, some say do not quit. But everything comes down to the quality & quantity of backup you have and how long it can support you. I had no debt or loans to pay & I had solid backup so I quit. Everyone's situation is different & thus one needs to access their debts & backup before quitting their job. And people need to consume none or less self-help content.

[@economicorderqty]

Government jobs are by and large safe in every country. Im saying this as an Indian as well.

[@jimj2683]

Some of the only safe careers are: Doctor, nurse and dentist.

[@shaunmodipane1]

I Wish You The Best

[@shaked2441]

And what if I don't know what I want to do?

[@notaspectator]

i quit end of 2020 that style of work

[@jafroni6479]

Any advice to a stressed-out first year computer engineering student?

[@saulgood2366]

Yep, graduate

[@corgikun2579]

Quit until you make enough money on your side project

[@devduttsinh4704]

Bill gates thing was exactly stated from the book psychology of money

[@adilmania97]

lfg. love your videos bro!

[@mihaidelapeta7438]

Thank you for not being a PM anymore 🤣 now I can hate again!

[@parampatel8853]

where can I reach out to you???

[@Mixppmix]

I dont think that f.e. professional athletes are winging it :D

[@tdrg_]

Recorded at Mt Etna?

[@maynnemillares]

The entire adult world population cannot be a KZbinr and earn a living. That is simply Mathematically impossible.

[@einname9986]

That's why at some point the opportunity will end

[@huckleberryfinn6578]

@@einname9986 But another opportunities will emerge. Every decade brings its own new opportunities.

[@hokedo]

You've completely missed the point...

[@BBJGC4]

Fuerteventura or Lanzarote .

[@alvarofranz]

Good luck, I hope your project is not to sell a course about how to escape the traditional lifestyle and make money selling courses.

[@owen_tl]

I could have a growing youtube channel too if I were born with a sexy af accent you're so lucky (/j)

[@hb3393]

Ah yes i remember the first time I took strong psychedelics too, i felt like this as well 😂 jk this is good advice

[@danh5637]

I think it’s likely you’ll join the pile of failed KZbinrs in the long run. Also it’s not a “forever job”. You’re unlikely to be doing this in 50 years. You might make temporarily some good KZbin income. But you’ll spend it just as fast.

[@jvf890]

Please, dont sell courses about success or something

[@enricotartarotti]

What? You don't want to get rich with Forex trading????

[@jvf890]

ahhahaha

[@davidemodena1]

❤

[@h8f5]

Another tech bro with enough privilege to even consider quitting their job to chase things in life that make them happy. How tone deaf of every single one of you.

[@downrangedave3845]

Well, he grinded for that lifestyle. It's an in-demand skill that attracts high pay. Why are you hating on someone who put in work to be where they want to be in life? Of course, there will be life issues stopping/slowing someone from this but if you don't have these factors against you then why should not pursue what makes you happy?

[@fenixman]

👍👍

[@HenrikVendelbo]

Good for you. Like many others, not that interesting to me. I am listening to your product insights. I’m not here looking for life advice

[@jorschachblatant1934]

I can care a little, but I really don't. I am happy for you, but don't do this.

[@davidabraham5902]

the title looks like a tech billionare was telling other tech billionares to not go to Mars cus of pollution leaving 15 billion people to die

[@harjasx]

what even is this location?

[@OSFlair]

@@harjasx Mars

[@leiferickson3183]

The the funny thing is they have somehow convinced others that it is too hard to fix earths problems (While burning petrochemicals like no other man on earth), and that it will be easier to make mars livable when it is currently not somewhere anyome can live.

[@hananc]

I don't know how and why I subscribed to your channel but if you start posting "inspirational" videos, I am out of here. If you have insights about yourself, that's very nice. Tell us about it in an interesting way, but don't extrapolate to everyone as if you know us and what's good for us. Giving you a chance for a few more videos.

[@MartinTHoffmann]

I agree. I remember why I subscribed, it was because the channel had really unique product-related analysis about AirBnB and other businesses. That was unique, it came from expertise and the 10 minutes watching it made me smarter. The "inspirational" content is neither of these. Maybe it's just a coincidence, but just last week another KZbinr who had excellent content on AI decided to quit AI and focus on writing. Is this a trend? And don't people follow KZbin channels for a particular expertise?

[@ledizzy2634]

This is quite harsh. He's giving a life update about why he quit his job. Quite normal for KZbinrs. I doubt this is going to be what he does all the time... This isn't life advice for you, it's a reflection of his life at the moment. At least that's how I interpret it.

[@hananc]

@@ledizzy2634 Look at the titles of the chapters. How do you interpret the "your"s? "Nobody Knows What They're Doing", "Find Your Period's Unoptimized Resource", "Minimizing Your Ramen Period".

[@cedricol]

Every creator will have the occasional life update video. There's no reason to assume he's shifting his content.

[@hananc]

@@cedricol That's the reason I wrote I will wait and see.

[@SkifNomadcat]

Stóri hrútur? Somewhere around 63°52'59.8"N 22°15'10.7"W (27V VL 38462 84613)? Unfortunately, I can't invest time in searching for a pinpoint place.

[@CasualSpud]

Covid was a huge reminder that nobody knows what they're doing.. from top to bottom, we're all just winging it here. Hope you find the new challenges rewarding.

[@urosdurdevic1718]

Congrats on making that choice my man, I wish you to enjoy the journey! ⛰ Happy to have followed your journey so far.

[@sirnearlyheadlesnick]

Congrats Enrico, Look Forwards to the journey ahead 🫡

[@DezZolation]

I'm going to put in my first guess and say: 28.71621584980003, -13.898394643405318 Also here being a developer/product manager working on my side project that should in due time turn into my main project. It's so hard to decide when to make that switch, would love to share more.