Why it worked
The video provides a relatable and engaging "day in the life" glimpse into a software engineering role at a well-known company, Amazon. It uses a fast-paced, visually appealing format with clear timestamps and text overlays, making it easy to follow and informative for viewers interested in tech careers or corporate life.
Summary
This video follows a 21-year-old software engineer through her day at Amazon. It shows her commute, work activities like coding and attending meetings, breaks for coffee and snacks, and a yoga room session. The day concludes with more work before she leaves at 5 PM.
Structure
- 1Morning routine and commute
- 2Work activities and breaks
- 3Lunchtime
- 4Free Amazon stuff and swag
- 5Afternoon work session
- 6Yoga room break
- 7End of the workday
Product placement
Amazon (company), Cadbury Creme Egg (snack), Molly Tea (drink), Caffe Vita Coffee Roasters (coffee shop), Semillon Cafe (lunch spot)
On-screen text
DAY IN THE LIFE
21 yr old Software Engineer
at Amazon
8:30 am
Take the bus
I take the bus to work everyone say hi
9:00 am
Office!
then I got off the bus and headed to my office
9:05 am
Daily Bean Bag Toss
COMPETITION
then I played a game of bean bag toss with our intern Bernie and I
won obviously
9:10 am
Check emails/slack
obviously then I started getting to work and checking my
after
9:30 am
grab a coffee
because we needed to get through
then it was back to
9:45 am
Code
I received some comments on yesterday
11 am
Snack Time
I got a little hungry
so I walked over to our snacks and picked up this Cadbury egg
it was so good
12:30 pm
Lunch
we knew it
it was my favorite time of the day
lunch time and Bernie and I grabbed some sandos and Molly
Tea
we took it back to eat with the entire team
1:15 pm
Free Amazon Stuff
and after that we found out they were giving out free
and
free amazon stuff
and look
and look how fun these tattoos are
1:30 pm
More Work
then we got back to delivering
as we like to
3:45 pm
Fresh Air/Yoga Room Break
and after
we took a little break and got
some fresh air on the
and even took a visit to our office's yoga room
Fresh Air/Yoga Room Break
random but I love
4:00 pm
More Work
then I was back to
5:00 pm
Leave
then I was back to work until I left
at five PM thanks
Thanks for watching!