Why it worked
The video likely resonated with a niche audience of software engineers by humorously highlighting relatable and often frustrating aspects of their job. The use of text overlays listing common "horror stories" makes it easily digestible and shareable within the target community.
Summary
Two women are shown in a TikTok video. Text overlays list common "horror stories" experienced by software engineers, such as code not working, production being down, and merge conflicts. The video appears to be a humorous take on the challenges of the profession.
Structure
- 1Introduction of "Software Engineer's horror stories"
- 2List of common software engineering challenges
- 3Humorous reactions from the creators
On-screen text
Software Engineer's horror stories:
- code not working but you didn't change anything
- prod is down
- being oncall
- claude outage
- daily stand up
- merge conflicts
- slack notifs
- back to back meetings
- design doc reviews
- pr with comments