things that happened in 1 month at my new grad tech job that would send a regular person into a coma

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The video likely performed well due to its relatable "day in the life" format, combined with a dramatic and humorous narrative about the challenges of a new grad tech job. The creator's candid and slightly exaggerated storytelling, along with the visual of them applying makeup, creates an engaging and shareable piece of content.

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The creator recounts a chaotic first month at their new tech job, involving being assigned to an AI team with demanding hours, a desire to switch back to their old team, and an unexpected call from a Hollywood executive. Despite the overwhelming workload, they managed to continue posting content.

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1Starts new grad tech job
2Offered AI team role with high expectations
3Accepts, but realizes it's too much
4Switches back to old team, gets extra responsibility
5Receives call from Hollywood executive
6Works excessive hours and continues content creation

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things that happened in 1 month at my new grad tech job that would send a regular person into a coma I'm still at my and here's in the that would send a regular person into the first the first week of 2026 I get a message from my manager asking me if I'm free and I say of she says she says do you wanna be put onto an AI it'll be really great experience but there's a caveat you're gonna have you're gonna have to put in 150 if you're put onto this I say you know hell yeah I have so and of and of course I want to who doesn't love a challenge the day I say yes I'm already on boarding that was the beginning of the end for me I start logging on at and logging off at 12 and trying and trying to find ways I can weasel after work after work hours a few weeks later that I'm that I'm gonna be given a new responsibility within my I'm still trying I'm still trying to figure out how to manage with my already with my already existing job I'm totally I'm totally down but I gotta figure my my eyes are droopy I'm my eyes are droopy I'm waking up tired every so I'm if I want this extra I cannot I cannot be on the team also that I that I really did not care about having AI experience how dare I and I beg and I beg to be put back onto my old no joke one one week later I'm put one week later I'm put back onto my old team and I get one extra and then I'm on a flight within the same month I get a crazy call from a Hollywood entertainment because he because he didn't like a video I posted eyeroll I found I found myself working about 195 I was still I was still outside still posting still trying to

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I'm still at my new grad tech job and here's everything that happened in the span of a month that would send a regular person into a coma. The first week of 2026 I get a message from my manager asking me if I'm free and I say of course. She says do you wanna be put onto an AI team? It'll be really great experience and you'll learn a lot. But there's a caveat. You're gonna have to put in 150% if you're put onto this. I say you know what? Hell yeah, I have so much time in the day and of course I want to challenge. Who doesn't love a challenge? The day I say yes, I'm already on boarding till 8 PM. That was the beginning of the end for me. I start logging on at 8 in the morning and logging off at 12 in the morning and trying to find ways I can weasel in events after work hours. A few weeks later, I find out that I'm gonna be given a new responsibility within my company. I'm still trying to figure out how to manage my time with my already existing job. I'm totally down but I gotta figure my stuff out. My eyes are droopy, I'm waking up tired every single day. So I'm like, if I want this extra responsibility, I cannot be on the team that I'm currently on. Also, I came to the realization that I really did not care about having AI experience. How dare I? And I beg, I plead to be put back onto my old team. No joke, I was crying. One week later, I'm put back onto my old team and I get one extra responsibility. And then I'm on a flight within the same month. I get a crazy call from a Hollywood entertainment executive because he didn't like a video I posted. Eyroll. At the end of this month, I found myself working about 195 hours. I was still outside, still posting content, still trying to stay sane. I don't know how I did it.