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My European mind explodes when I hear how much people working in tech make in the US, and yet many still can’t afford to pay their bills or have proper healthcare coverage. In Europe, it’s harder to get fired, and while salaries might not be as high, you have social security, unemployment benefits, and a safety net that provides a lot more stability

I just got laid off from work and I feel so down and I had the exact same things

Back to homeless now 😅😅

We feel we don't know enough because the job requirements make us feel like that

I just got lay off too late september. I knew it was coming since they started hiring offshore people starting earlier in the year and soon just replace us. I tried to do find another job but the job market is rough. I originally just span my search for remote only jobs but there isnt too many compared to hybrid. So I just started expanding my search for hybrid jobs just for interview practice. Also the techincal interviews are harder now than they were in 2022 or years prior. They are asking more and difficult coding questions and they even they ask behavioral questions in the recruiter screen which is unheard of couple of years ago. Yeah the market is rough but hopefully goes back up again after elections and the holidays in early 2025.

I appreciate this video. Way to keep it real! Looking forward to future videos.

I’m getting into coding and feeling a lot of this. Thanks for this video!

just get 5 sources of income, bro 🙄

I think I still have this imposter syndrome in me. Maybe I could fight it collaborating on a project with someone here. I use django by the way. thanks for the tips

I'm in your position right now Sept 2024 i'm jobless

You won't believe, I was feeling really down because of the exact same things, I'm not good enough and tutorial hell😢. Thank you so much for this video I needed to hear this.😊😊

This! Web designer and a bit long in the tooth, I left the industry for a few years and now need to update my skills to get back in it again, imposter syndrome hit me like a ton of bricks! Nice to know i'm not alone feeling this. Thankyou!

Knowing your lady is in the PH I feel like God made that happen for you for a reason. Go be with your family brother. I’m glad you’re doing well.

Cybertrucks are ugly and unreliable.

After being let go 3 times I think that entrepreneurship is the path that I should be going.

Just found this channel Chris. How many channel do you have bro. It’s wild every time you start a new journey im like a year or two behind you. I started learning to code about a year after you and now I’m trying to freelance too. I want to live in Thailand or The PH as a Digital Nomad. Best way to go.

What about using chat gpt to solve most problems? I feel that’s cheating… I seem to use it quite often and I don’t know if that’s bad practice

so i am currently in a tutorial hell... that is why i am having difficulty.

Man, thanks for sharing this and be too transparent, real, honest, positive and inspiring. I feel like I’m watching a brother who really wanna help, your videos are helpful to me trying to get in tech. Blessings for you 🙏

Hey Chris, I love your videos! I'm learning frontend web development, and your advice has been really helpful. I don’t use social media (besides Discord), but I’d love to get in touch with you for some guidance. If email is an option, that would be great!

that was awesome explanation dude thanks for that, what we expect next ha ?

You are absolutely right. We only need one skill - how to break down big things into small things. That's all!

Man, you look so stressed out.

Thank you for the video. I recently completed building a Rock Paper Scissors game, and it was quite challenging. I watched a tutorial, but I didn’t copy it. I implemented the game my way.

I know exactly how you felt, I felt the same way. In my case, my impostor syndrome came from the process of the new company I had started working for had a different process than what I had gotten used to. It took me a while to understand that.

I went to coding bootcamp in the middle of 2020. I finished bootcamp in 2021. I got my first contract in late 2022. After my contract I was not hired by the company and went 4 months without a job. Then in 2023, I got a job as a software developer. When I was in coding bootcamp, I would watch the “day in the life of a software developer” videos and get so caught up in dreaming for the end goal. What I realized is that when I was caught up in the end goal, I wasn’t making progress. What changed for me is I focused on the journey. I focused on learning and improving. I decided I was going to take pride in being a developer and that my progress matters. I think that mentally has served me well as a dev today. I think if you’re going to be successful, you need to focus on the journey and focus on improvement. It’s great to have goals, but focus on the journey that you will be on to meet those goals.

Timely for me

Just a sidenote: $45k/year is crazy good for Sweden. Midlevel are making that amount here in Sweden. Europe really is not paying that much as USA unfortunately.

Really appreciate the message 🔥

Damn thanks for the motivation

I appreciate your passion for the job you do and your hope to see young developers become successful, even though it's a pretty difficult and long road. I'm new to tech myself and I have learned a lot from watching your videos. Thank you for not intimidating beginners and I'm looking forward to more helpful content from you.

Need this video! Thanks, Chris, it gives me motivation that there are always more things we can do to better our future as a developer

why do you have 3+ channels?

Please make a mini tour of your house, if you dont mind

Great content, Can you please make one video about your current setup I would like to have same like you. Thanks

Hire me i can handle the extra work i am a backend engineer but still knows frontend

seems pretty honest. thanks :)

Are you in AZ? I can help you. My stack is tailwind/react with some backend too!

Can I be that contractor?

Astro JS

I dont understand how can you charge $30k a month while indian and pakistans are charging $500 a month

How did you find your clients

Congratulation, God bless you

Dude, it's not a side hustle if it makes you 2x what your full time job makes you.

Only 1%

what your opinion on learn solidity smart contract auditor and smart contract developer in blockchain space or blokchain develper ?

100% pure lies

Super helpful and inspiring, thanks for sharing!

Where do you find your clients as a freelancer? Tried upwork it's very competitive especially frontend jobs. Please make a tutorial or video on this.

Hey Chris! Bro you’re doing big things now. I followed you from your main channel when you started your coding journey. You look and seem much happier and most importantly healthy! Went from a Nissan Sentra to a nice black Tesla. Don’t have to pay gas but at least no maintenance hardly so more affordable to own an EV. You also have a house, pets, looks like you got married too with that big gold ring we see. Yea.. I don’t think many of us could take on that much freelance work let alone 3 companies simultaneously haha.. and a new job. Do you think bootcamps are still relevant and do you think it’s worth it? I still have high interest in a coding journey but haven’t had the chance to do so.. we were communicating through your old channel but years ago lol.. It seems to become more saturated now and HR still looks for formal degrees. So I’m either thinking I go back to school get my bachelors or take on a bootcamp. I happen to know an affordable bootcamp online and also the university online is competency based so affordable too. Any advice would help sir and congrats to a much nicer life! Though it took you time blood sweat tears moving around from Las Vegas and back forth you are a success to me. Congrats 👏