00:00Your credibility will go downhill among the YouTube community.
00:03People are mostly interested in what you have to say because you work at Amazon.
00:07When you're disconnected from a real job, will people take you seriously if you're just a YouTuber?
00:12Wow, that's pretty harsh.
00:13I sometimes ask myself how the next generation will be.
00:16Seems like millennials and Gen Z just don't understand what hard work means.
00:20It's all about becoming famous and getting likes nowadays.
00:23So around two months ago, I posted this video announcing that I left my job at AWS
00:28to become a full-time YouTuber.
00:30The video went kind of viral and somehow sparked a bit of a debate in the comments.
00:34On one hand, I had people who were incredibly supportive
00:37and shared their stories and experiences with me.
00:39But I also received some comments that were just not very nice.
00:43I know on the internet, people are free to say whatever they want,
00:46but I do think there's a bit of misguided information out there
00:49on what it's actually like pursuing a career that is not a traditional 9-to-5 job.
00:54One of the biggest questions I've gotten is,
00:56do you regret quitting your job at AWS?
00:58You know, with company layoffs and everything going on with the world,
01:01do you think you made a mistake leaving a stable, high-paying tech career?
01:04The short answer is no.
01:06I believe this has been one of the best career decisions I've ever made,
01:10even though some people think otherwise.
01:12In this video, I want to walk you through my thought process
01:14of why I decided to abandon everything I had at AWS.
01:17You know, the steady income, free business travel, and company perks
01:21to pursue something that doesn't provide any of that.
01:23By the way, I want to make it clear that I had a great experience working at AWS
01:27and learned a lot during my two years as a solutions architect.
01:31People were speculating whether I left because I hated my job,
01:34but that just wasn't the case for me.
01:35All right, so in the I quit my job at AWS video,
01:38I listed three reasons why I decided to leave my job to become a full-time YouTuber.
01:42The first reason is because I love making videos and helping out the cloud community.
01:47Second reason is because I believe there's potential for Tech with Lucy
01:50to grow even further and impact more people.
01:52And finally, money and the long-term earning potential of YouTube.
01:56For me, this pretty much translates into happiness, fulfillment, and financial flexibility,
02:01which are three factors I really value when choosing a career.
02:05It took me around two years to learn the whole process of how to make high-quality,
02:08engaging videos.
02:09And so when I did make the jump to doing YouTube full-time,
02:12I knew that I could still continue adding value to the Tech with Lucy community,
02:15even if I didn't have the badge of honor or credibility of being a solutions architect at AWS.
02:21It really wasn't a decision I made overnight,
02:24so as scary as it was, I knew I was going to be okay.
02:27And I'm definitely not alone on this journey.
02:30There's been many Tech YouTubers over the years who have quit their jobs to make videos full-time,
02:34which brings me on to a reason I didn't mention in my previous video.
02:40And yes, I'm going to be brutally honest with all of you,
02:43starting with this clip from Gary Vee that perfectly explains what I want to say.
02:47I'm sure at this point, plenty of people have heard about the great resignation.
02:50The thing that I'm way more worried about as all of you go on your journey to build
02:54the things that you want to build is the great never applying in the first place.
02:58The amount of options 17, 19, 22-year-olds have going into the world,
03:03and they're aware of it, of how easy it is to make $60,000 a year flipping on eBay,
03:10making content on TikTok.
03:11There are so many more options than what we grew up with,
03:15if you're over 35 here, that it's profound.
03:18You have to understand what's coming up the ranks.
03:20These are 15, 17, 19-year-olds that aren't lazy,
03:23that are not entitled, that are not soft.
03:26They have options.
03:27This is not about they don't want to work.
03:29This is about I'm 16 and I make $250,000 a year on YouTube ads.
03:34This is not they're soft.
03:35This is they're smart.
03:37What I've come to realise is that hard work is not necessarily a direct reflection of a better career.
03:42So to address this YouTube comment, it's not about being famous and getting lots of likes.
03:47It's about leveraging YouTube as a platform to help others and share valuable content at scale.
03:52The barrier of entry to starting your own side business or side hustle is much lower these days.
03:57You don't need to buy inventory or rent an expensive warehouse.
03:59And to make YouTube videos, all you really need is a phone and a laptop.
04:03So even though a high-paying job is a very good option and can bring along great future prospects,
04:08it's important to be aware that there are also other ways to make money.
04:11And it's all about finding what works best for you.
04:14Before I move on to the next reason, which is a bit more of a personal one,
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05:06Okay, so the next reason is a bit more of a personal one.
05:09And depending on your personality type, this might resonate with you.
05:14As an INFP, if you're into 16 personality types,
05:17I'm naturally someone who really enjoys alone time and loves to understand the big picture before I work on something.
05:22With YouTube, I have this broad vision of I want to help people build their technical skills
05:27and land a job in the cloud industry.
05:29But it's pretty much a blank canvas and I'm given the creative freedom to decide how I want to achieve
05:34that vision.
05:34You might think being a YouTuber is only for extroverts and people who love being in front of a camera,
05:39but it can actually be quite a lonely process.
05:42When you think about it, you're spending hours every day coming up with new video ideas,
05:46writing a script and talking in front of a camera by yourself.
05:49So even though being a YouTuber or full-time content creator was never something I had as a childhood dream,
05:55ever,
05:56it surprisingly aligns quite well with my personality and what I enjoy.
06:03And no, I'm not worried that YouTube won't be around forever.
06:07If tech company layoffs and hiring freezers have taught us anything,
06:10it's that no good opportunity will be around forever.
06:13It's the skills you develop from your experiences that stay with you.
06:16Let's say you have a friend working as a senior software developer in a tech company who suddenly loses their
06:21job.
06:22Chances are they'll be able to find a new job in a similar position and won't have to start over
06:26as a junior developer.
06:28The same concept applies with being a full-time YouTuber.
06:31So if YouTube goes down as a platform,
06:33all the skills you develop from making videos and running a business
06:36can be directly transferable to other social media platforms and even other industries.
06:41Anyways, that's enough from me.
06:43This is not the type of video I normally make,
06:45so let me know in the comments below if you enjoyed it and I'll see you soon.
06:48Bye for now.
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