A few of my friends are becoming content creators, while working full-time as software devs/PMs. Are there any downsides here? For example, you put out some content and the company fires you.<p>They're mainly doing coding tutorials and day-in-the-life type videos.
I'm seeing an interesting trend where developers are putting out content related to interview preparation.<p>Wonder if this could be an issue for the companies (especially if the interview preparation directly talks about how to ace the interview process at a certain company)?
"<i>..you put out some content and the company fires you</i>"<p>It probably depends on the company and the type of content. I can't see coding tutorials and day-in-the-life type videos causing any problem.<p>Real example: TechLead is the popular YouTube channel (1m+ subscribers) of an ex-Facebook/ex-Google engineer. His videos skirt the line between parody/satire/hubris (pick your mix).<p><i>I got fired from Facebook (for having a YouTube channel)</i> 2019:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pIJoPkh9IU" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pIJoPkh9IU</a>