Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Some reasons people reject Big Tech jobs that DON’T make sense to me.

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Here are the videos I had on screen in the beginning of the video; their reasons may be valid, but I have a different perspective:
➤ @WebDevSimplified: youtu.be/twKrik7KY6Y
➤ @StefanMischook: youtu.be/qJfvxiaqNr0
➤ @NickWhite: youtu.be/VqBQ0agr7WQ

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Painful interview process
4:00 - Poor work/life balance
6:00 - Cog in the machine
8:53 - High cost of living
10:41 - Valid reasons to reject big tech

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