@learningalgos614
"Team is burnt out so don't ask questions" - certified Amazon classic
@100uo
As someone who worked at Amazon for 8 years, I can confirm that the culture is very toxic. My mental health has improved 10x since I left. Amazing story, thank you.
@Afzal3000
At this point bro is just proving his problem solving skills
@EzBz982
4:45 “If I were stronger..” My life was similar to yours.. Grew up dirt poor, no dad, first in family to go to school, land a tech job as a statistician/software dev. I’m leaving a $250K/yr job in fintech this month to return a job with better work life balance. It took 4 months for me to realize that their organizational issues, shortcomings in leadership, and bad communication, aren’t my fault, nor is it my duty to fix all of them. Choose yourself.
@KeithAdam
Very fascinating story. Did not expect the level of authenticity
@asifchoudhuryca
I have never seen someone, someone of your repute, to be so candid about one's dark hours. I think it takes a lot of courage to put it out in public. When I see your videos, I can feel a general sense of honesty in the way you explain stuff. I was not wrong sensing that. You are an honest person, an individual with integrity. The video is also a great, real-life, comeback story. Thanks a bunch for sharing it with us. Respect.
@KevinNaughtonJr
glad you're doing better dude and that you left and environment that wasn't healthy. life's too short to deal w stuff like that
@abdulmuqtadir8898
I should've quit man, they dragged me to the deepest layers of hell. It's been almost 1 year working at a new place and my colleagues look like angels sent from heaven and I'm finally getting back from the trauma the 6 months at that company gave me. My man you have no idea how much courage you have given to people in the same boat by speaking about this so openly with your face, you've no idea.
@yli8888
Thanks for sharing your experience. Wish you all the best in your adventure❤
@_HMCB_
Thanks. I’m a seasoned designer. Almost 30 years, with web development sprinkled in there. The last few years (but especially the last 6 months) I’ve been struggling with anxiety and self doubt. I’ve done so many amazing things in my career but it’s like a switch went off and just doing anything besides checking email, updating apps, and other minor things feels like climbing Mount Everest. On the outside you wouldn’t know it, but it’s been a slow death on the inside. Your suggestion of biting off little tasks/challenges no matter how small is really what I need. It’s so easy to dismiss but undoubtedly so true. Thanks for being utterly honest about what you went through. I don’t even know how I found your channel and watched this video for tech reasons but I’m walking away with something much more valuable. Stay blessed and aware of those blessings. ❤
@LeW1nnn
Can confirm some of this (not all). I was at Amazon for 6 months, I left to somewhere else that pays 15% less, but I am now 100% happier.
@lucascampospdn
Bro, that's a huge story. Actually, I identified a lot with this. I was an alcohol addict for basically 2 years and had trouble forming a sentence. But I suddenly got into the gym, started working on myself, stopped drinking alcohol, and began to study math. Things fell into place rather quickly, and within a year, I was completely cured of the addiction. Now, I'm 'addicted' to the gym and am getting into really good physical condition. It's amazing how things can change with willpower, and now my journey is to make more money and get good at coding. You are amazing. Stay strong; I'm a huge fan!!!
@ibrahimyazici2743
Thanks for sharing!
@mig-e4213
you're a real one neetcode. thank you for sharing a story that a lot of people are afraid to admit they can relate to. keep up the good fight and thank you for carrying new grads for the past few years with your amazing leetcode videos.
@RkForeverSlayer
I've been unemployed for 8 months following a layoff from Amazon. I needed to see this today, thank you.
@adamhu714
Wow that story was WILD compared to what I was expecting. What a journey
@FryingPan
Great backstory Neet, respect for getting through that 🌹
@souryadeepmukherjee7702
Of all your videos this will probably bring the most value to the community. I've followed your videos for a while and to think that the calm voice explaining the solutions to those problems back then was going through so much just reaffirms the fact that we're all just human, we all suffer and have our own fights that we wage day in day out. Thanks for showing such strength and sharing this, your community is proud of you and I'm sure this video will help a lot of us realise we're not alone and feeling lost or down is OKAY. <3
@nezzylearns
I'm so glad you're feeling better. Dealing with job anxiety is one of the most difficult things I've been dealing with. I've been in the process of looking for roles for 2 years now. The anxiety of my current role is overwhelming but this gave me hope. Thank you for sharing your story
@NeetCode