Harvard has some free (to audit) business "courses" available through their website, focusing on teaching business concepts to people in fields that might not have had much interaction with business education. There are "courses" on things like contract law that may be useful for artists.
An option for those college-bound is to do a double major or just a minor in Business. Another thing for those college-bound is that internships can fill that "work for experience" that was talked about in the video. In the US, many community colleges also have Associates in Business. Business education is a problem for a lot of fields. Doctors and Lawyers are generally expected to end up as people leaders and a high likelihood of being business owners, but their education doesn't require any business training. Another business skill that is overlooked even in business training is process optimization. You'll hear a lot of talk about workflow optimization in creating art, but similar concepts need to be expanded to everything the business does. Process optimization is how you decrease the effort side of the equation to boost your earnings. Reading a couple of books or watching a couple of videos on LEAN process management will be a big help. Learning basic Business Process Mapping will also go a long way to giving you the tools to
I'm 33 years old. Worked in the same place for 9 with few odd jobs before it. There was (almost) nothing in that talk that was a surprise/news for me but I'm annoyed that I haven't seen that talk 15 years ago when I was graduating from High School. Younger me needed to hear those words and never has.
It makes me happy that several people have commented this. I've never been more uncertain about the content of a video; this was quite a departure from my usual stuff. One of the things that drives me is the idea of "Be the person you needed when you were younger."
Took me a while to manually figure this out. He's speaking at the; Denver School of the Arts Video Cinema Arts program ... and then after I found it on my own, I saw the cryptic link in the description ... doh.
Haven’t seen a TVH upload for awhile. Didn’t realize 300k sub. I think he could throw up some mild rants in between to remind us we all found him interesting. The MACRO KING
CS [So you know I'm not a bot ;) ] About unions: I only know the opposite as almost every job in Austria is part of a union. With a union you have a collective wage agreement that serves as the bottom line in that area. Vacation days, overtime, weekends, special vacation days for moving/death/marriage and every important aspect "around" your job is regulated there. Despite many arguments that it harms you because you can't negotiate a better deal, you definitely can. You can always ask for more and get paid above that. But people who didn't do that or who are new won't get less salary than others and get replaced by the next person who does it for even less. The more people join the union, the stronger it gets. Easy to say for us Austrians where this is the norm though. Without unionization you are left on your own and at your employer's grace. If you're not the one indispensable worker, you basically have no choice on anything unless your employer is in. Last year our collective agreement got cancelled on the employer's side without any warning. Meaning our current contracts would still be active unless the employer tells you to sign this new contract or get fired. New employee's could've had worse contracts, my co-worker could have had 8 vacation weeks while I get one or none and so on. Our union started to threaten them with strikes and since this particular union has thousands of employees with dozens of media companies, it would've had huge consequences. Since then they've pulled back on their cancellation and the current collective agreement is now still active until they negotiate higher salaries due to inflation (as it is done every year here). I only know how it is with unions and I'd never would want them to stop existing. I do earn more than their set minimum wage while still benefiting from not having to negotiate every single detail
CS, lols. An Australian's perspective where only 12.5% of workers are union members. If you're in a company with an EBA (Enterprise Bargaining Agreement equiv. to Collective Agreements) the negotiated hourly rate for a role is the rate for the role, no exceptions. The promise is that you will never be paid less than another person in the same role, which means you can also never be paid more... The only way to get a pay rise is to get a promotion into a limited number of higher responsibility/trust roles. What this means is that unionised companies find ways to squeeze extra productivity out of the 10% of overachievers to cover the slightly below average work of the 90% but without compensating them for it. Now, this may only apply to retail, and supermarket retail at that, but that was my experience. In addition, managers were never on EBA contracts. They had to sign salary contacts so that the company could get more than 40 hours a week of work out of them, the managers I knew regularly worked 50 hour weeks and around holidays upwards of 60 hour weeks. This results in almost no one in management coming from the lower ranks because the lower ranks don't want to give up their union protections resulting in a significant disconnect between how the company wants to operate and the realities of the front line.
@@AzarelHoward Thanks for the insight! It seems this can vary a lot depending on the country. Now I 95% were in a union, the chances would be high to have a union for managers or team leads. But I not everyone is on board, I guess the company rather have someone that is not part of it. I guess it needs a critical mass to not be union vs. non-union. What always strikes me: so if you apply for a job you have basically zero knowledge of what your salary can even look like? When we apply for a job, the job description must have the minimum salary for that position and then you can look it up and even see what your minimum wage is after x amount of years working in that position (not necessarily for the same company) EDIT: For us our wages mostly increase anually/bi-anually because of the years you've worked there while simultaneously increase every year when the union negotiates the minimum wage for a inflationary adjustment. Yet you can earn more on top if you negotiate. However, our wages probably can't be compared to other countries as it is quite "low" but then we have a full social security system with pension funds, free medical treatments and a lot of subsidized housing and so on. I was shocked to see the average wage in the US for example because it is insanely high but lacks health insurance and other things we take for granted here
My experience for unions is only in the US. Many unions are positive. But in the US many have become extremely political and don’t really represent their employees. Things like telling employees who are satisfied with their wages that they have to go on strike because a few people complain. Ever wonder why bad cops don’t get fired before they make a huge mistake and someone dies?? Police unions. Ever wonder why so many teachers are lazy and don’t teach anything? Because the union won’t let the schools fire them. Some states require you to join the union to even work an industry. Not for a specific company, but an entire industry. You an electrician and want to work for someone who has 2 other employees? You must be a part of the union or you aren’t allowed to have an electrical license. And if a bunch of those employees decide to protest that they just want to be an electrician without being apart of the union for whatever reason they have, the union workers show up and physically assault them (look up the Michigan right to work protests a few years back) larger companies like Amazon makes sense to have a union. But unions like the UAW have turned into a monopoly where it’s ruining the ability for American auto makers to compete with companies like Tesla, Honda, Toyota, bmw, etc. and now we have to bail those companies out. Not that it wasn’t partly the fault of the people running the companies too, but when a company is loosing money because of labor costs, going on strike to force higher labor costs only hurts the employees because the executives will get bailed out by the government. Most smaller companies don’t need unions. My company has 25 people. If I need help I walk into my bosses office and talk to him. TLDR, the problem with American unions is that 1/2 of them don’t actually represent the people they claim to represent, and of those unions many of them you aren’t allowed to not join them if you want to work the job, even if you are willing to take a 10% pay cut to not have to deal with the union and to just negotiate your own benefits and pay.
At 15:00 I am an enthusiast photographer. I have professional gear, camera bodies, lenses, lights, etc. and everyone who sees my photos says they are amazing (at least the ones I publish) yet I struggle to get gigs. Meanwhile I see far worse photographers making far more money producing far worse work. The difference? I am great at photography and HORRIBLE at business. I've OFTEN joked I need a business manager if my photography is ever going to get anywhere. Anyways, I'll go back to watching the video, but so far yeah, it tracks with my real life experience, and maybe I need to look into this "free business manager" thing if I actually want to take my photography beyond the enthusiast level.
The ford pinto actually wasnt that bad of a car when it came to the whole burn fire explode thing... well it was, but the majority of every other car at the time had the same problem. Its just that some lawyer dude used the ford pinto as an example of that problem that was prevalent in the industry. Sorry for errm actuallying you. Im just a fan of the ford pinto and have the uncontrollable urge to errmm actually every time the whole fire thing gets brought up. Just slap on your own firewall and youre good to go. Very good talk. The point you were making with the example did not get lost on me even though i have decided to be anoyying about it.
You're absolutely correct that the Pinto became the scapegoat for an industry full of incredibly unsafe cars at that time. I'd argue that it really makes Taran's point even more valid, though.
Ya, I was surprised it was so cheap, could be closer to 300$ and I think it would still be a good deal. Might have to take him up on that some time. Last time it was him asking me for help, how the turn tables have turned....
Yeah, that plus could be doing a lot of work. I think most people don't think about work tasks just "on the clock", but they wouldn't think to account for it in their estimates of "hours worked", even though that time is essential.
@@RealLargeManTheGiantOne Engineers do not make 150 per hour. Normal engineers make like 50 per hour and great engineers still make under 100 per hour.
I would watch more stuff like this. I like your personality. Weird and eccentric which speaks to my heart. Honestly, this off the cuff video, I don't think you could make a better one, but I hope to see one day another one with the stuff you had to skip over.
Didn't see this in the comments so let me add this : Protect your health. Losing it is awful. Getting it back is extremely expensive and not guaranteed. A lot of stuff can be prevented with yearly checkups. It's always easier to prevent than to cure.
So much of this advice I wish was taught to me when I was attending Full Sail University, because when you actually go there, there's this general assumption that everyone has, that since you're getting experience and being taught how to work in the industry, you will get hired right away. And out of the 50 students I started classes with at the start of my education there, myself and one other person were the only ones who didn't have to repeat a class, and out of the maybe 250 students I worked with throughout my 2 years there, only 3 of them got hired during our education and they almost got kicked out of school to do it. They were skipping classes to film a music video for some up and coming Orlando rapper at the time. Only one of those 3, went on to have a successful career as a DP. And out of all the students who gratuated then started looking for work, less than 20 found careers in the film industry right away and stayed there longer than a few months before having to find regular jobs. As for me, I had to work a job for free for the father of a childhood friend as a video editor who was kind enough to start paying me after a while, before landing a job that payed 22/hour 2 years after graduation, also editing commercials and weddings. A year after that I worked for my cousin as an assistant editor for one of AWS's web shows but got laid off when Amazon decided a different show wasn't making enough money and they cancelled it and combined teams on the show I was working on, and didn't need me. A long time passed and Covid happens before I finally land a job I'm good at and makes good money but I don't like it. And I've more or less had that job ever since, just with different companies. I work in IT now (watching LTT has given me a lot of tech savvy information over the years and I've always been a computer wiz) but it doesn't make me happy the way making movies does. So I kind of have to do it as a hobby now. I don't consider my career a failure really, but it's certainly not what I envisioned and I wish that someone had told me to keep my expectations in check the way Taran does in this video. Taran, you gave these youngsters a gift I wish I had gotten back then, and they may seem a bit unappreciative now, but I guarantee most of them will look back and thank you in spirit for telling them what they needed to hear and at just the right age to start hearing it.❤
Taran I loved this, as an educator and as someone who is encouraging my students to be more business savvy while I teach creative endeavours, I very much love the content you put down here! Thanks so much I learned some great stuff here!
so nice to see a former LTT employee take a sip of water without mentioning the URL for a webshop. Edit: And if you wanna need to drink less while talking, practice breathing through your nose during pauses in your story! Mouthbreathing dries you out and makes your voice sore.
Will bookmark to give this to all the people I know that have ever dreamed to being a UA-camr, thank you, it was masterfully done and I appreciate the advice.
It probably boils down to "you do not feel like shit afterwards" but rather there's plenty leads to follow, there's a lot of hope which have roots in reality and the fact you share your own, very relatable, experiences. Like - the pain you cause by reality check is immediately mitigated by "and this is how we deal with it" It is not a hit and run (like "life is not fair, deal with it, be a shark, only predator survives" etc, this leaves people just hurting) but rather you just gently push someone with a truck, and you also manage to push in the right direction Sorry for those super stupid metaphores, I'm just like that xD
@@TaranVH There's an undercurrent thesis that (purposefully or accidentally) communicates life is complicated and worse than we fear. But, that life is still 100% navigable!
@@TaranVH Because noone understands constructive criticism today, giving examples of why you fucked up is great.. but giving a path for improvement and laying out multiple options, and laying out the numbers.. thats actual constructive criticism- And its a skill thats sorely lacking these days. everyone forgets the 'constructive' part of the conversation.
I'm 25 and I haven't heard half of this. I'm Jewish and I've been fighting with my work to get me weekends off. It was originally set so I could have those days off but after some people quit and or got fired things changed. I'm going in tomorrow letting him know what's up. Either I get those days off or legal hears about it.
This is such a good talk and I really appreciate the format and candor. I do have 1 quibble though: companies don't do what makes them the most money, they do what they **think** will make them the most money, and they are often wrong about that. Conditions at a company might get bad because the leaders think it will lead to making more money, but there is definitely no guarantee they are right about that assessment. I think the distinction is important when considering how you negotiate or interact with companies/bosses/etc... as well as how people behave as leaders.
This is an excellent video! Everything you said I've been thinking about for several years and I've never been able to put it together so well. Now I've got to try to get my nieces and nephews to watch this.
I really wish I had this talk when I was in high school. It would have saved my parents a lot of money and probably helped me out for the first year out of school. I think I ended up doing alright, but practical advice like this is missing when it comes to college apps. It has become about looking up the top schools in the country/world for what you want to do and trying to get into them. Looking at graduate statistics was never part of the game and I wish I had heeded that advice. My college was a top 10 film school and basically didn't do shit to help me get a job afterwards. Also the little tidbit about animators being paid poorly because it is a passion-based career hit hard. I think a lot of people in the film business fall into the trap of trying to get the perfect job that they are passionate about doing. However, I have found that separating what you are passionate about and what you are able to do to make money helps you establish yourself early on. My passion was directing films, but I was good at doing VFX for filmmakers that didn't know how. I now work full time as a VFX artist, but make films in my free time.
This advice is so GOOD. Thankful I eventually figured it out by myself, but I could be a year or two ahead in my career if I watched this video back then.
CS - Roger that (only non-bots know Taran is testing us and you must in fact write CS at the beginning of every comment to prove you’re a true non-bot AS STATED IN THE VIDEO always CYA especially if you’re a suspected bot)
extremely useful information for students in any field. you did a great job putting this together and a great service presenting it to these students. thank you
12 mins YT vids are already too long for me, but I watched the whole vid. It's just filled with substantial advices that could steer a lot of people in the right direction! DAMN! THANK YOU!
I would love to be able to see the entire speech you had written down! Maybe just post the whole thing or maybe I could email you for it? This video is an eye-opening resource for ANYONE. Thanks for teaching these kids, they really do need it nowadays! (Been aware of ya since LTT and followed you from then!)
It's a Taran video! You asked for comments so here's my 2 cents. You have lots of spot on points and great stuff. I do think you missed out on talking about growth mindset. Being above average at something does not often come without great effort. I think there's a balance between cutting your losses and not giving up too early. I think I'd reframe what you said in terms of whether or not you are willing to put in the effort to become above average at something rather than looking at it as a fixed parameter of yourself.
This video is underrated. Taran is spot on about corporate tactics. I’ve seen companies actively prevent unions and know how crucial it is to get everything in writing-it’s saved me many times. Protect yourself and know your labor rights. Great video, Taran!
Very good talk. There are so many things school kids need to be taught. How interest rates work. What is APR? How is that different from APY? How does investing work? How does the banking system work? What about the federal reserve? What are the benefits and costs associated with renting vs those associated with buying a home? How about buying a condo or apartment? What are the benefits of living in the city? In a rural area? How can that impact your career and even your choice in careers? How do you start your own business? How do you file your taxes? I could go on and on, but everyone with half a mind already knows all this stuff. We'd just wished we learned it sooner.
Excellent talk! The company and money thing isn't even always sinister, but it's completely true. Often it's just that a large commercial enterprise has so many internal departments with their own budget planning that there simply isn't the ability internally to extract more money to do the right thing. An example of this (in both the corporations I've worked for) is when they produce output that is fine for most people but was "unintentionally" poor for some users. Because it was cheaper to pay off people who complained about it than it would've been to fix the problems, you know exactly what they did about it. Nothing.
CS Taran, your insights are valuable. I would enjoy more talk videos, not that you need to, but you've learned to notice subtle details, and the valuble lessons learned from the smallest of details. I think that's one thing special about your content, you aren't afraid to show your madness/passion pursing deeper understanding and knowledge. I understand the channel had(s) been more a art gallery for content you feel passionate about, and we genuinely love that passion. Looking forward to seeing those passion projects when you're able to finish them! also Woah! you got married in Antarctica!? I'm happy for you guys
that was extremely helpful and digestible ! all i need now is to learn where to learn business skills and figure out how to catch my ass. kidding aside thank you for uploading this to youtube taran !
your emphasis on the integration of business acumen with artistic talent is crucial for modern creators. It's a valuable reminder that the sustainability of one's art often hinges on understanding the market and managing one's brand effectively. 👨🎨
I really loved this talk, Taran. The caveat I always say is to “strategically work for free.” It needs to be beneficial FOR YOU. Taran’s completely right that there are plenty of companies and opportunities that will be glad to take advantage of free labor. The one thing I would like to suggest to others is that soft and leadership skills (maintaining and building business/personal relationships, public speaking, teamwork/collaborating, persuasion, etc.) are incredibly important and will often be the reason you do or don’t get an opportunity to develop your career. Don’t discount developing these skills.
This was fantastic! Thank You. I'm almost in my mid 30s x_X and I've struggled with a lot of this and I've scoffed at the ideas a lot growing up but I'm starting to see how and why a lot of these suggestions have come up over the years and I think I should probably take action on this. This was very well put together and explained a lot of concepts really clearly and quite succinctly as well. Again, Thank you :) and I hope you find much more lucrative success in your passions in the near future (Maybe your own animation studio? ;) lol just a thought)
2:10 Kids want to become streamers nowadays, Taran, get with the times. Seriously though, good talk. Very insightful. And hope you had a great time down here in Argentina for your wedding.
I absolutely cannot stress enough how important this advice is. You have your career which you build around your hobbies, and you can cross your fingers that maybe your hobbies can one day become your career. Not the other way around. There's a difference in the world between what you're passionate about and what pays the bills, and very very rarely do those overlap in any meaningful way.
Hi @TaranVH - I'm not an arts student, I don't know anything about business. But I am an incoming engineering student with an F1 visa for a university in The United States. And I genuinely want to thank you for making this video. It not only helped get a better perspective of how things work in the US, but also helped someone like me who is genuinely lost and needs any help he can get (especially for an average kid moving in to another country). I can't express how much I relate to this video. You're an incredible tutor even though you're not into my field. Well, I know now that I will not be lost having heard your story, while still remembering that just because it worked out for you it may or may not necessarily be true for me. Loved your "average" rule. I NEED MORE OF THIS!! EDIT: I'm commenting as I'm watching and the advice at 29:32 is just so invaluable. I just resigned from a company with toxic work environment. It was my first job right after I graduated from college. And learnt throughout my 3 years of working here that the learning experience only lasts for a while and then people start taking advantage of you. Exactly what you're saying at this part of the video. I'm sooo happy to hear this from someone and much happier that kids are actually getting to hear this reality. It's the sad truth we all have to come to terms with. I can't believe how many days I've overtimed for more than 16 hours a day (for free). I guess I wasn't bright enough. Should've understood the day I was asked to cancel my pre-approved leave just so my seniors could take the day off. Anyway, enough ranting. Great advice! Learn to value yourself. EDIT 2: Great advice to always get things in writing (CYA) but what I've experienced is that they do not directly ask you to do anything immoral/illegal but instead play the "nice guy" and gaslight you into thinking that maybe you should do it (to "help" them), which is basically abusing the employees to get more work done for less money (I feel like maybe it was a learning curve for me, since I experienced this in my first job but I wish I had learnt that a lot earlier. I thought they'd treat you gently, considering this being your first job. NEVER THE CASE :/) Moral of the story: LEARN TO SAY "NO"!
Thanks for a good talk and video. It was a great watch and I genuinely learned some lessons I didn't think off before, or am glad to be reminded of again ^^
The "start asking for money when you are working more than you are learning" is a great point and while not universally, I think can also apply to someone working for a wage too. As soon as you are only trading your time for money and gaining nothing else, you have to consider very carefully how long to continue coasting like that for. Continued improvement is very important to me and is a great way to remain competitive and desirable in the job market.
I remember starting my Channel with the idea if becoming "UA-cam Famous" and "earning money" but i learned years later that mindset was a bit childish, even a few years ago i generally only uploaded what i find interesting or what i have been using YT for is a reverse learning technique... if that makes any sense i basically have been using youtube as a way to get better at editing for the past 7 years and it's paid off in skill and time, i haven't earned a single penny, and im cool with that, also i just love when you upload a video it's always something im looking for.
This description is what I expect it should have been by other creators as well. Some good recommendations, some gems like the graveyard. A very good video ...there is a lot to learn ...thanks for this one taran ..keep making more like these. I hope folks can learn a lot from someone as experiences of your level.
It's very interesting, because in Spain we have the subtle distinction between "empresa" and "negocio", where the second, it's more relatable to handcrafting or manufacturing, to an economic entity. So the main difference is that the same legal structure (company) can represent from a freelance or microbusiness, to a big (for incremental benefits) company.
The 50 subs per video really stuck with me. I'm not sure it's super relevant in my niche part of UA-cam, where my goal isn't to make it a full time job, but instead to eventually supplement the cost the equipment, music licensing, and my time editing (which isn't too much time in the grand scheme of things)...while encouraging me to do an activity that helps my physical and mental well being and also helping to spread awareness of my local business. It also showcases my beautiful city to the rest of the world!
Dude, just drop a few midrolls in your editing tutorial and offer ad-free version for members, patreons or at some price. You need to get paid. Should've taken the Business Masterclass with Linus, that dude sure knows how to make a lot of money, lolz
On union, I heard on more than one occasion, that Campbell Cobstruction and Farmer have great influence over the BCRCC, making the whole point of that union moot. (In my experience, that union did nothing to protect its workers against Campbell Construction's shitty and unsafe practices.) So, if you're gonna join a union job, talk to people who are in it.
Pay attention to work policies (and the company changing them) - our emails now automatically delete after 2 years. Anything useful, anything needed, anything you may have had for reference... all gone. So, as Taran kinda said, don't rely on work email for anything.
Re: avoiding getting abused by being good at a profession: At least for me, that's not my experience. I have friends at the top of their game in their profession who still regularly get abused by employers - it ultimately doesn't matter the rate they can get or the prestige they accumulate. The key is always negotiation BEFORE beginning work and being ready and wiling to walk away. If the expectation isn't set, there's no way an employer will just treat someone well out of the goodness of their heart. Some do, but they're few and far between. Once expectations are set and agreed upon, typically there are three options: 1. Do nothing, and just suffer. More valid than it sounds. 2. confront the employer, and try to work with them to improve conditions. This rarely works because of the "pundit square of capitalism". 3. Finish the project and leave.
Effort/Postive result should really be the other way around. If you want to minimize effort, it should be the divisor, and maximize positive result should be the dividend. Therefore numbers go big when you do no work for excellent positive results.
see ive realized lately that i kindof just like editing, and i don't have a degree in anything, but i kindof hope i can teach myself enough to get a job at LTT or something
39:57 Up until recently a lot of American unions were either: - Scraping pennies off everyone's paychecks and providing no actual collective bargaining power, just managing the decline - In Hollywood - Police unions (which, given the history of police in the US is like being a vegan working at a meat factory) My guess is that the animators' unions, while technically "in Hollywood", were doing more penny-scraping than actual striking or bargaining. What we're finding out is that unions actually do have a lot more power than they thought, but they weren't actually using it because... we don't actually know. 41:05 Not surprised. Media companies have so thoroughly destroyed their own market that a lot of shit is getting deleted, either because they can't pay to host it or because someone else is paying them to delete it. Minor addendum to Taran van Hemmert's Punnett Square of Capitalism: add a third axis for "short term vs. long term". Companies actively stop doing legal / good things when there's no more long-term money because illegal/bad things often give short-term gains. Likewise companies that think long-term are more likely to comply with the law, basic morality, etc.
I’m glad you called attention to that video titled something like “don’t talk to the police”. Such an important video. Just because you seem like a jerk by choosing to say nothing without first talking to an attorney, that’s the only way you’re able to protect yourself!
Life is sad and work is shit. I'm 32, i know. I'm surely more lucky than you, Taran, because i can still live with parents, without issue, but my metal stability is so low that sometimes i ask myself for what i live, work consumes and stress me so much that 2 years ago i started having panic attack at work, i quit; now, i have fear of working and i daily live on a condition where anything can give me panic attack! What a good way to live, and just for a fucking company! One suggestion you should add to your speech, when an employer say "here, we are like a family" it's a big red flag, and i don't think i need to say more to you, considering your experience.
I'm a bit older and same, but i want to work.. but finding work feels impossible. if we stay positive and keep thinking positive we'll figure it out. stay strong!
anyone knows where to learn business skills?
Harvard has some free (to audit) business "courses" available through their website, focusing on teaching business concepts to people in fields that might not have had much interaction with business education. There are "courses" on things like contract law that may be useful for artists.
I like the Futur as he has art-oriented business classes
u can fart in a jar
By starting a business and biographical books on business people.
An option for those college-bound is to do a double major or just a minor in Business. Another thing for those college-bound is that internships can fill that "work for experience" that was talked about in the video. In the US, many community colleges also have Associates in Business.
Business education is a problem for a lot of fields. Doctors and Lawyers are generally expected to end up as people leaders and a high likelihood of being business owners, but their education doesn't require any business training.
Another business skill that is overlooked even in business training is process optimization. You'll hear a lot of talk about workflow optimization in creating art, but similar concepts need to be expanded to everything the business does. Process optimization is how you decrease the effort side of the equation to boost your earnings. Reading a couple of books or watching a couple of videos on LEAN process management will be a big help. Learning basic Business Process Mapping will also go a long way to giving you the tools to
The talk was great. The "get everything written down" has saved me a couple times from shitty managers. It's a golden advice.
Yeah always save emails that contain important decisions, they saved my butt several times.
I never expected watching a LTT keyboard unboxing or review would lead to this but i'm glad it did
Keyboard keyboard keys, keyboard keyboard.
@@DrathVader those are all words
I'm 33 years old. Worked in the same place for 9 with few odd jobs before it. There was (almost) nothing in that talk that was a surprise/news for me but I'm annoyed that I haven't seen that talk 15 years ago when I was graduating from High School. Younger me needed to hear those words and never has.
It makes me happy that several people have commented this. I've never been more uncertain about the content of a video; this was quite a departure from my usual stuff. One of the things that drives me is the idea of "Be the person you needed when you were younger."
@@TaranVH I respect this so much! Hopefully people can find the courage to be this for the coming generations.
Took me a while to manually figure this out. He's speaking at the;
Denver School of the Arts Video Cinema Arts program
... and then after I found it on my own, I saw the cryptic link in the description ... doh.
Haven’t seen a TVH upload for awhile. Didn’t realize 300k sub. I think he could throw up some mild rants in between to remind us we all found him interesting. The MACRO KING
Solid, wish someone had done this for me when I was a kid...
"so much for beeing the Macro King" I love you Taran
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About unions: I only know the opposite as almost every job in Austria is part of a union. With a union you have a collective wage agreement that serves as the bottom line in that area. Vacation days, overtime, weekends, special vacation days for moving/death/marriage and every important aspect "around" your job is regulated there. Despite many arguments that it harms you because you can't negotiate a better deal, you definitely can.
You can always ask for more and get paid above that. But people who didn't do that or who are new won't get less salary than others and get replaced by the next person who does it for even less. The more people join the union, the stronger it gets. Easy to say for us Austrians where this is the norm though. Without unionization you are left on your own and at your employer's grace. If you're not the one indispensable worker, you basically have no choice on anything unless your employer is in.
Last year our collective agreement got cancelled on the employer's side without any warning. Meaning our current contracts would still be active unless the employer tells you to sign this new contract or get fired. New employee's could've had worse contracts, my co-worker could have had 8 vacation weeks while I get one or none and so on. Our union started to threaten them with strikes and since this particular union has thousands of employees with dozens of media companies, it would've had huge consequences. Since then they've pulled back on their cancellation and the current collective agreement is now still active until they negotiate higher salaries due to inflation (as it is done every year here).
I only know how it is with unions and I'd never would want them to stop existing. I do earn more than their set minimum wage while still benefiting from not having to negotiate every single detail
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would be useful insight. i believe in Dead Internet Theory, personally
@@Retrofire-47(to explain, you have to watch pretty deep into the video.)
CS, lols.
An Australian's perspective where only 12.5% of workers are union members. If you're in a company with an EBA (Enterprise Bargaining Agreement equiv. to Collective Agreements) the negotiated hourly rate for a role is the rate for the role, no exceptions. The promise is that you will never be paid less than another person in the same role, which means you can also never be paid more... The only way to get a pay rise is to get a promotion into a limited number of higher responsibility/trust roles. What this means is that unionised companies find ways to squeeze extra productivity out of the 10% of overachievers to cover the slightly below average work of the 90% but without compensating them for it. Now, this may only apply to retail, and supermarket retail at that, but that was my experience.
In addition, managers were never on EBA contracts. They had to sign salary contacts so that the company could get more than 40 hours a week of work out of them, the managers I knew regularly worked 50 hour weeks and around holidays upwards of 60 hour weeks. This results in almost no one in management coming from the lower ranks because the lower ranks don't want to give up their union protections resulting in a significant disconnect between how the company wants to operate and the realities of the front line.
@@AzarelHoward Thanks for the insight! It seems this can vary a lot depending on the country. Now I 95% were in a union, the chances would be high to have a union for managers or team leads. But I not everyone is on board, I guess the company rather have someone that is not part of it. I guess it needs a critical mass to not be union vs. non-union.
What always strikes me: so if you apply for a job you have basically zero knowledge of what your salary can even look like? When we apply for a job, the job description must have the minimum salary for that position and then you can look it up and even see what your minimum wage is after x amount of years working in that position (not necessarily for the same company)
EDIT: For us our wages mostly increase anually/bi-anually because of the years you've worked there while simultaneously increase every year when the union negotiates the minimum wage for a inflationary adjustment. Yet you can earn more on top if you negotiate. However, our wages probably can't be compared to other countries as it is quite "low" but then we have a full social security system with pension funds, free medical treatments and a lot of subsidized housing and so on. I was shocked to see the average wage in the US for example because it is insanely high but lacks health insurance and other things we take for granted here
My experience for unions is only in the US. Many unions are positive. But in the US many have become extremely political and don’t really represent their employees. Things like telling employees who are satisfied with their wages that they have to go on strike because a few people complain. Ever wonder why bad cops don’t get fired before they make a huge mistake and someone dies?? Police unions. Ever wonder why so many teachers are lazy and don’t teach anything? Because the union won’t let the schools fire them. Some states require you to join the union to even work an industry. Not for a specific company, but an entire industry. You an electrician and want to work for someone who has 2 other employees? You must be a part of the union or you aren’t allowed to have an electrical license. And if a bunch of those employees decide to protest that they just want to be an electrician without being apart of the union for whatever reason they have, the union workers show up and physically assault them (look up the Michigan right to work protests a few years back) larger companies like Amazon makes sense to have a union. But unions like the UAW have turned into a monopoly where it’s ruining the ability for American auto makers to compete with companies like Tesla, Honda, Toyota, bmw, etc. and now we have to bail those companies out. Not that it wasn’t partly the fault of the people running the companies too, but when a company is loosing money because of labor costs, going on strike to force higher labor costs only hurts the employees because the executives will get bailed out by the government. Most smaller companies don’t need unions. My company has 25 people. If I need help I walk into my bosses office and talk to him. TLDR, the problem with American unions is that 1/2 of them don’t actually represent the people they claim to represent, and of those unions many of them you aren’t allowed to not join them if you want to work the job, even if you are willing to take a 10% pay cut to not have to deal with the union and to just negotiate your own benefits and pay.
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I am an enthusiast photographer. I have professional gear, camera bodies, lenses, lights, etc. and everyone who sees my photos says they are amazing (at least the ones I publish) yet I struggle to get gigs. Meanwhile I see far worse photographers making far more money producing far worse work.
The difference? I am great at photography and HORRIBLE at business. I've OFTEN joked I need a business manager if my photography is ever going to get anywhere.
Anyways, I'll go back to watching the video, but so far yeah, it tracks with my real life experience, and maybe I need to look into this "free business manager" thing if I actually want to take my photography beyond the enthusiast level.
Dayummmm, you really rotoscoped out your hand when there is text added on the board? Insane dedication ngl 🎉
no, just a simple luma key :)
The ford pinto actually wasnt that bad of a car when it came to the whole burn fire explode thing... well it was, but the majority of every other car at the time had the same problem. Its just that some lawyer dude used the ford pinto as an example of that problem that was prevalent in the industry.
Sorry for errm actuallying you. Im just a fan of the ford pinto and have the uncontrollable urge to errmm actually every time the whole fire thing gets brought up.
Just slap on your own firewall and youre good to go.
Very good talk. The point you were making with the example did not get lost on me even though i have decided to be anoyying about it.
You're absolutely correct that the Pinto became the scapegoat for an industry full of incredibly unsafe cars at that time. I'd argue that it really makes Taran's point even more valid, though.
Thank you for making this available to everyone, this is so valuable!
$150 for an hour (plus!) of your time is an absolute steal, what an incredible resource
Ya, I was surprised it was so cheap, could be closer to 300$ and I think it would still be a good deal. Might have to take him up on that some time. Last time it was him asking me for help, how the turn tables have turned....
Yeah, that plus could be doing a lot of work.
I think most people don't think about work tasks just "on the clock", but they wouldn't think to account for it in their estimates of "hours worked", even though that time is essential.
@@robotersonyeah that's about what a mastering engineer would make, it's what I'd expect from a high-level editor of any kind
My thought exactly. He seems embarrassed by the number, but he could probably charge quite a bit more.
@@RealLargeManTheGiantOne Engineers do not make 150 per hour. Normal engineers make like 50 per hour and great engineers still make under 100 per hour.
I would watch more stuff like this.
I like your personality. Weird and eccentric which speaks to my heart.
Honestly, this off the cuff video, I don't think you could make a better one, but I hope to see one day another one with the stuff you had to skip over.
Didn't see this in the comments so let me add this : Protect your health. Losing it is awful. Getting it back is extremely expensive and not guaranteed. A lot of stuff can be prevented with yearly checkups. It's always easier to prevent than to cure.
So much of this advice I wish was taught to me when I was attending Full Sail University, because when you actually go there, there's this general assumption that everyone has, that since you're getting experience and being taught how to work in the industry, you will get hired right away.
And out of the 50 students I started classes with at the start of my education there, myself and one other person were the only ones who didn't have to repeat a class, and out of the maybe 250 students I worked with throughout my 2 years there, only 3 of them got hired during our education and they almost got kicked out of school to do it. They were skipping classes to film a music video for some up and coming Orlando rapper at the time.
Only one of those 3, went on to have a successful career as a DP. And out of all the students who gratuated then started looking for work, less than 20 found careers in the film industry right away and stayed there longer than a few months before having to find regular jobs.
As for me, I had to work a job for free for the father of a childhood friend as a video editor who was kind enough to start paying me after a while, before landing a job that payed 22/hour 2 years after graduation, also editing commercials and weddings. A year after that I worked for my cousin as an assistant editor for one of AWS's web shows but got laid off when Amazon decided a different show wasn't making enough money and they cancelled it and combined teams on the show I was working on, and didn't need me.
A long time passed and Covid happens before I finally land a job I'm good at and makes good money but I don't like it. And I've more or less had that job ever since, just with different companies. I work in IT now (watching LTT has given me a lot of tech savvy information over the years and I've always been a computer wiz) but it doesn't make me happy the way making movies does. So I kind of have to do it as a hobby now.
I don't consider my career a failure really, but it's certainly not what I envisioned and I wish that someone had told me to keep my expectations in check the way Taran does in this video.
Taran, you gave these youngsters a gift I wish I had gotten back then, and they may seem a bit unappreciative now, but I guarantee most of them will look back and thank you in spirit for telling them what they needed to hear and at just the right age to start hearing it.❤
Taran I loved this, as an educator and as someone who is encouraging my students to be more business savvy while I teach creative endeavours, I very much love the content you put down here! Thanks so much I learned some great stuff here!
so nice to see a former LTT employee take a sip of water without mentioning the URL for a webshop.
Edit: And if you wanna need to drink less while talking, practice breathing through your nose during pauses in your story! Mouthbreathing dries you out and makes your voice sore.
Thanks for recording this Taran, appreciate it as a college student now. Been watching you / following you since early high school from LTT vids.
I watched the whole thing. Very informative. Good to see you're doing well Taran.
Will bookmark to give this to all the people I know that have ever dreamed to being a UA-camr, thank you, it was masterfully done and I appreciate the advice.
Man, this dude rips the bandage off so freakin gently and painless he basically could work as anesthesiologist
The best video an artist can watch
"Gently!?" Haha, I thought I was being harsh! Why "gently?"
It probably boils down to "you do not feel like shit afterwards" but rather there's plenty leads to follow, there's a lot of hope which have roots in reality and the fact you share your own, very relatable, experiences. Like - the pain you cause by reality check is immediately mitigated by "and this is how we deal with it"
It is not a hit and run (like "life is not fair, deal with it, be a shark, only predator survives" etc, this leaves people just hurting) but rather you just gently push someone with a truck, and you also manage to push in the right direction
Sorry for those super stupid metaphores, I'm just like that xD
@@TaranVH There's an undercurrent thesis that (purposefully or accidentally) communicates life is complicated and worse than we fear. But, that life is still 100% navigable!
@@TaranVH Because noone understands constructive criticism today, giving examples of why you fucked up is great.. but giving a path for improvement and laying out multiple options, and laying out the numbers..
thats actual constructive criticism- And its a skill thats sorely lacking these days.
everyone forgets the 'constructive' part of the conversation.
@@TaranVH Knowing it is going to happen... and look over there and rip it goes away.
Just wanted to say this talk is great, and I didn't mind you looking at the phone/notes at all unlike someone else said
I'm 25 and I haven't heard half of this. I'm Jewish and I've been fighting with my work to get me weekends off. It was originally set so I could have those days off but after some people quit and or got fired things changed. I'm going in tomorrow letting him know what's up. Either I get those days off or legal hears about it.
This is such a good talk and I really appreciate the format and candor. I do have 1 quibble though: companies don't do what makes them the most money, they do what they **think** will make them the most money, and they are often wrong about that. Conditions at a company might get bad because the leaders think it will lead to making more money, but there is definitely no guarantee they are right about that assessment. I think the distinction is important when considering how you negotiate or interact with companies/bosses/etc... as well as how people behave as leaders.
This is an excellent video! Everything you said I've been thinking about for several years and I've never been able to put it together so well. Now I've got to try to get my nieces and nephews to watch this.
I really wish I had this talk when I was in high school. It would have saved my parents a lot of money and probably helped me out for the first year out of school. I think I ended up doing alright, but practical advice like this is missing when it comes to college apps. It has become about looking up the top schools in the country/world for what you want to do and trying to get into them. Looking at graduate statistics was never part of the game and I wish I had heeded that advice. My college was a top 10 film school and basically didn't do shit to help me get a job afterwards.
Also the little tidbit about animators being paid poorly because it is a passion-based career hit hard. I think a lot of people in the film business fall into the trap of trying to get the perfect job that they are passionate about doing. However, I have found that separating what you are passionate about and what you are able to do to make money helps you establish yourself early on. My passion was directing films, but I was good at doing VFX for filmmakers that didn't know how. I now work full time as a VFX artist, but make films in my free time.
Watched this from start to end. Good to see you again Taran after LTT!
This advice is so GOOD. Thankful I eventually figured it out by myself, but I could be a year or two ahead in my career if I watched this video back then.
Dude I’ve literally checked your channel 4 times in the last 2 weeks because I was missing your video style. Thanks!
Y'all don't need to put "CS" in your youtube comment; it's just a thing to do when emailing me for a consultation!
CS - Roger that (only non-bots know Taran is testing us and you must in fact write CS at the beginning of every comment to prove you’re a true non-bot AS STATED IN THE VIDEO always CYA especially if you’re a suspected bot)
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extremely useful information for students in any field. you did a great job putting this together and a great service presenting it to these students. thank you
1:19 "Linus is huge" So huge and yet so short
He is big where it matters
Wait that came out wrong
small man can cast big shaddow - varys
Not what Yvonne said
12 mins YT vids are already too long for me, but I watched the whole vid. It's just filled with substantial advices that could steer a lot of people in the right direction! DAMN! THANK YOU!
try at 1.5 speed, it changed how i watch and do videos
1.5x MF do you speak it??
very good advices man, I wish I have heard these 7 years ago..
The biggest thing I learned here is that you’re probably undercharging for your time, even though you feel like you’re charging a crazy amount.
taran your videos are like comfort food for me
This was a great talk! So true the part about youtube.
I would love to be able to see the entire speech you had written down! Maybe just post the whole thing or maybe I could email you for it?
This video is an eye-opening resource for ANYONE. Thanks for teaching these kids, they really do need it nowadays!
(Been aware of ya since LTT and followed you from then!)
It's a Taran video!
You asked for comments so here's my 2 cents. You have lots of spot on points and great stuff. I do think you missed out on talking about growth mindset. Being above average at something does not often come without great effort. I think there's a balance between cutting your losses and not giving up too early. I think I'd reframe what you said in terms of whether or not you are willing to put in the effort to become above average at something rather than looking at it as a fixed parameter of yourself.
Phenomenal video absolutely loved it. Would love if you made it a series. Thanks so much for the good advice.
This video is underrated. Taran is spot on about corporate tactics. I’ve seen companies actively prevent unions and know how crucial it is to get everything in writing-it’s saved me many times. Protect yourself and know your labor rights. Great video, Taran!
Very good talk. There are so many things school kids need to be taught. How interest rates work. What is APR? How is that different from APY? How does investing work? How does the banking system work? What about the federal reserve? What are the benefits and costs associated with renting vs those associated with buying a home? How about buying a condo or apartment? What are the benefits of living in the city? In a rural area? How can that impact your career and even your choice in careers? How do you start your own business? How do you file your taxes? I could go on and on, but everyone with half a mind already knows all this stuff. We'd just wished we learned it sooner.
My man, I love you so much for this, talking about stuff like this is so important and still not so many people do it. Thank you for sharing!!!
Taran... you're doing fantastic!
Great video great advice, wish I had this info and hints starting in my career 14 years ago.
Excellent talk! The company and money thing isn't even always sinister, but it's completely true. Often it's just that a large commercial enterprise has so many internal departments with their own budget planning that there simply isn't the ability internally to extract more money to do the right thing. An example of this (in both the corporations I've worked for) is when they produce output that is fine for most people but was "unintentionally" poor for some users. Because it was cheaper to pay off people who complained about it than it would've been to fix the problems, you know exactly what they did about it. Nothing.
good talk, I wish I had more ppl like you in my network. It's exactly the shit I needed to hear from someone else..just 20 years earlier.
I want an extended edition of this!
Nice video. Enjoy your passion.
You have become such a wise man, Taran. Please make more videos and ways for us to support you. Please keep spreading important information.
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Taran, your insights are valuable. I would enjoy more talk videos, not that you need to, but you've learned to notice subtle details, and the valuble lessons learned from the smallest of details. I think that's one thing special about your content, you aren't afraid to show your madness/passion pursing deeper understanding and knowledge.
I understand the channel had(s) been more a art gallery for content you feel passionate about, and we genuinely love that passion. Looking forward to seeing those passion projects when you're able to finish them!
also Woah! you got married in Antarctica!? I'm happy for you guys
that was extremely helpful and digestible ! all i need now is to learn where to learn business skills and figure out how to catch my ass. kidding aside thank you for uploading this to youtube taran !
Keep it up, you're usually up to something interesting so keep us informed!
Probably better than anything I’ve ever watched
100% dude 😂
Wish I was told this when I was younger spot on man
your emphasis on the integration of business acumen with artistic talent is crucial for modern creators. It's a valuable reminder that the sustainability of one's art often hinges on understanding the market and managing one's brand effectively. 👨🎨
I wish I hadn't put out watching this video for one months and I know I will be watching it every fucking year. This seems so important thank you.
This 40 minutes video will save me 40 years of my life
Thanks for sharing these gems 🙌
It's always a pleasure to see Taran uploads, awesome talk man, thanks for everything
I really loved this talk, Taran.
The caveat I always say is to “strategically work for free.” It needs to be beneficial FOR YOU. Taran’s completely right that there are plenty of companies and opportunities that will be glad to take advantage of free labor.
The one thing I would like to suggest to others is that soft and leadership skills (maintaining and building business/personal relationships, public speaking, teamwork/collaborating, persuasion, etc.) are incredibly important and will often be the reason you do or don’t get an opportunity to develop your career. Don’t discount developing these skills.
Taran is VERY VERY smart and talented...i like this guy alot
This was fantastic! Thank You. I'm almost in my mid 30s x_X and I've struggled with a lot of this and I've scoffed at the ideas a lot growing up but I'm starting to see how and why a lot of these suggestions have come up over the years and I think I should probably take action on this. This was very well put together and explained a lot of concepts really clearly and quite succinctly as well. Again, Thank you :) and I hope you find much more lucrative success in your passions in the near future (Maybe your own animation studio? ;) lol just a thought)
Well this video just earnt you a sub. Nice work mate!
This is great. You should keep speaking and submit to design and tech conferences and post them like this.
Taran, it's a great talk! I wish I learned this shit while I was in uni. Moreover, it's international and for every job field. Thanks a lot
2:10 Kids want to become streamers nowadays, Taran, get with the times.
Seriously though, good talk. Very insightful. And hope you had a great time down here in Argentina for your wedding.
I started creating contents on yt and im struggling. Thanks for this great talk!
I absolutely cannot stress enough how important this advice is. You have your career which you build around your hobbies, and you can cross your fingers that maybe your hobbies can one day become your career. Not the other way around. There's a difference in the world between what you're passionate about and what pays the bills, and very very rarely do those overlap in any meaningful way.
Hi @TaranVH - I'm not an arts student, I don't know anything about business. But I am an incoming engineering student with an F1 visa for a university in The United States. And I genuinely want to thank you for making this video. It not only helped get a better perspective of how things work in the US, but also helped someone like me who is genuinely lost and needs any help he can get (especially for an average kid moving in to another country). I can't express how much I relate to this video. You're an incredible tutor even though you're not into my field. Well, I know now that I will not be lost having heard your story, while still remembering that just because it worked out for you it may or may not necessarily be true for me. Loved your "average" rule.
I NEED MORE OF THIS!!
EDIT: I'm commenting as I'm watching and the advice at 29:32 is just so invaluable. I just resigned from a company with toxic work environment. It was my first job right after I graduated from college. And learnt throughout my 3 years of working here that the learning experience only lasts for a while and then people start taking advantage of you. Exactly what you're saying at this part of the video. I'm sooo happy to hear this from someone and much happier that kids are actually getting to hear this reality. It's the sad truth we all have to come to terms with. I can't believe how many days I've overtimed for more than 16 hours a day (for free). I guess I wasn't bright enough. Should've understood the day I was asked to cancel my pre-approved leave just so my seniors could take the day off. Anyway, enough ranting. Great advice! Learn to value yourself.
EDIT 2: Great advice to always get things in writing (CYA) but what I've experienced is that they do not directly ask you to do anything immoral/illegal but instead play the "nice guy" and gaslight you into thinking that maybe you should do it (to "help" them), which is basically abusing the employees to get more work done for less money (I feel like maybe it was a learning curve for me, since I experienced this in my first job but I wish I had learnt that a lot earlier. I thought they'd treat you gently, considering this being your first job. NEVER THE CASE :/)
Moral of the story: LEARN TO SAY "NO"!
Taran is such a gem of a human
Thanks for a good talk and video. It was a great watch and I genuinely learned some lessons I didn't think off before, or am glad to be reminded of again ^^
Taran Van Legend strikes again, good to see you
The "start asking for money when you are working more than you are learning" is a great point and while not universally, I think can also apply to someone working for a wage too.
As soon as you are only trading your time for money and gaining nothing else, you have to consider very carefully how long to continue coasting like that for. Continued improvement is very important to me and is a great way to remain competitive and desirable in the job market.
u make a good teacher, thanks for the info
I remember starting my Channel with the idea if becoming "UA-cam Famous" and "earning money" but i learned years later that mindset was a bit childish, even a few years ago i generally only uploaded what i find interesting or what i have been using YT for is a reverse learning technique... if that makes any sense i basically have been using youtube as a way to get better at editing for the past 7 years and it's paid off in skill and time, i haven't earned a single penny, and im cool with that, also i just love when you upload a video it's always something im looking for.
This description is what I expect it should have been by other creators as well. Some good recommendations, some gems like the graveyard. A very good video ...there is a lot to learn ...thanks for this one taran ..keep making more like these. I hope folks can learn a lot from someone as experiences of your level.
It's very interesting, because in Spain we have the subtle distinction between "empresa" and "negocio", where the second, it's more relatable to handcrafting or manufacturing, to an economic entity. So the main difference is that the same legal structure (company) can represent from a freelance or microbusiness, to a big (for incremental benefits) company.
Thank you Taran, Love your videos and all effort you put in it.
The 50 subs per video really stuck with me. I'm not sure it's super relevant in my niche part of UA-cam, where my goal isn't to make it a full time job, but instead to eventually supplement the cost the equipment, music licensing, and my time editing (which isn't too much time in the grand scheme of things)...while encouraging me to do an activity that helps my physical and mental well being and also helping to spread awareness of my local business. It also showcases my beautiful city to the rest of the world!
Thank you for this.
I really wish someone would have given me this advice when I was 16.
You're awesome! :)
great vid lots of wisdom has been absorbed
This talk is amazing, thank you Taran
I appreciate you took the time to cut out every pause.
Dude, just drop a few midrolls in your editing tutorial and offer ad-free version for members, patreons or at some price. You need to get paid. Should've taken the Business Masterclass with Linus, that dude sure knows how to make a lot of money, lolz
Uh no
Way to be a sell out
Love every second of it. I'm a taran super fan! :D
On union, I heard on more than one occasion, that Campbell Cobstruction and Farmer have great influence over the BCRCC, making the whole point of that union moot.
(In my experience, that union did nothing to protect its workers against Campbell Construction's shitty and unsafe practices.)
So, if you're gonna join a union job, talk to people who are in it.
That’s why independent unions like IWW are also important. Dual membership isn’t a good solution but corrupt unions are a whole thing.
Pay attention to work policies (and the company changing them) - our emails now automatically delete after 2 years.
Anything useful, anything needed, anything you may have had for reference... all gone. So, as Taran kinda said, don't rely on work email for anything.
thanks for sharing this.. us "zombie" youtubers still enjoy it, but i guess it's time to look for a job. :(
Re: avoiding getting abused by being good at a profession: At least for me, that's not my experience. I have friends at the top of their game in their profession who still regularly get abused by employers - it ultimately doesn't matter the rate they can get or the prestige they accumulate. The key is always negotiation BEFORE beginning work and being ready and wiling to walk away.
If the expectation isn't set, there's no way an employer will just treat someone well out of the goodness of their heart. Some do, but they're few and far between. Once expectations are set and agreed upon, typically there are three options:
1. Do nothing, and just suffer. More valid than it sounds.
2. confront the employer, and try to work with them to improve conditions. This rarely works because of the "pundit square of capitalism".
3. Finish the project and leave.
Effort/Postive result should really be the other way around. If you want to minimize effort, it should be the divisor, and maximize positive result should be the dividend. Therefore numbers go big when you do no work for excellent positive results.
Anne Frank(ly)? 16:20
I feel like there's an Airplane style "don't call me Shirley" joke in there somewhere...
see ive realized lately that i kindof just like editing, and i don't have a degree in anything, but i kindof hope i can teach myself enough to get a job at LTT or something
I would get your course because I do want to have some video editing skills and really like your teaching style
Very nice life advice Taran!
39:57 Up until recently a lot of American unions were either:
- Scraping pennies off everyone's paychecks and providing no actual collective bargaining power, just managing the decline
- In Hollywood
- Police unions (which, given the history of police in the US is like being a vegan working at a meat factory)
My guess is that the animators' unions, while technically "in Hollywood", were doing more penny-scraping than actual striking or bargaining. What we're finding out is that unions actually do have a lot more power than they thought, but they weren't actually using it because... we don't actually know.
41:05 Not surprised. Media companies have so thoroughly destroyed their own market that a lot of shit is getting deleted, either because they can't pay to host it or because someone else is paying them to delete it.
Minor addendum to Taran van Hemmert's Punnett Square of Capitalism: add a third axis for "short term vs. long term". Companies actively stop doing legal / good things when there's no more long-term money because illegal/bad things often give short-term gains. Likewise companies that think long-term are more likely to comply with the law, basic morality, etc.
I'm glad you're still holding onto the macro king title.
I’m glad you called attention to that video titled something like “don’t talk to the police”. Such an important video. Just because you seem like a jerk by choosing to say nothing without first talking to an attorney, that’s the only way you’re able to protect yourself!
Life is sad and work is shit. I'm 32, i know. I'm surely more lucky than you, Taran, because i can still live with parents, without issue, but my metal stability is so low that sometimes i ask myself for what i live, work consumes and stress me so much that 2 years ago i started having panic attack at work, i quit; now, i have fear of working and i daily live on a condition where anything can give me panic attack! What a good way to live, and just for a fucking company! One suggestion you should add to your speech, when an employer say "here, we are like a family" it's a big red flag, and i don't think i need to say more to you, considering your experience.
I'm a bit older and same, but i want to work.. but finding work feels impossible. if we stay positive and keep thinking positive we'll figure it out. stay strong!