If you had to choose, would you take a job as technical support/ Helpdesk or as a data coordinator?

Say youd be fine with either area, which would be the better entry level? The data coordinator includes mainly fixing the crm and excel data. I know they’re both not very good, but it’s what I can get

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u/AdObjective5502 — 1 day ago

How hard is it to pivot from a data role into SWE?

Essentially I wasnt able to get into a SWE role after graduating, but I was able to get into a data role that is a mix of data analst/ data engineering/ data quality, just a very messy role I guess. Day to day, I dont really code either which sucks a bit cause I feel my skills deteriorating and I try to code projects after work but Im always too tired to start. Can i use thisto get into an actual good role?

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u/AdObjective5502 — 2 days ago

Job title vs job duties, what matters more?

I have a pretty weird job title, not something widely used, but Im basically a data engineer - building data pipelines, working with data bricks, all that fun stuff. How much would not having the data engineer title hurt me?

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u/AdObjective5502 — 3 days ago

Joining company for their new role as their only dedicated "data" guy, any advice?

Hi, Im a new grad and Ive finally found a job as a data coordinator for this mediumish company. Its a brand new role for them. Theyve only recently built their data lakehouse and they have 2 other SWEs who built it Im pretty sure, but they have other responsibilities too. My role would be dedicated to basically data, right now they said Id only deal with the CRM and some data cleaning/ entity resolution, but later the role will evolve more. Anyone have any advice or gone through something similar?

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u/AdObjective5502 — 4 days ago

Joining as only data person for company's new role

Hi, Im a new grad and recently joined a company as their only dedicated "data" guy, this is also a new role for the company. They do have some others that deal with data, but thats a thing they also do not exclusively like I will. Anyone done something similar? What was it like? Any tips?

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u/AdObjective5502 — 5 days ago

Joining as only data person for company's new role

Hi, Im a new grad and recently joined a company as their only dedicated "data" guy, this is also a new role for the company. They do have some others that deal with data, but thats a thing they also do not exclusively like I will. Anyone done something similar? What was it like? Any tips?

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u/AdObjective5502 — 5 days ago

Is Powerspec better than building my own?

Im thinking of getting a new PC and not yet decided on whether to build it or just get a prebuilt. I want to get a 5080, and either a 9800x3d or a 9950x3d for the CPU. My budget is more or less 3k

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u/AdObjective5502 — 5 days ago

Got a job for a newly created role. Any tips?

Hi, Im a new grad and recently got a job as a data coordinator in a newly created role for the company. Has anyone done similar to this? Any tips?

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u/AdObjective5502 — 5 days ago

Is corporate work really slow or is it because Im new?

Hi, I recently began my new job and its in a mediumish company, though its not tech. Ive been in it for about a month now, and it seems like everything is so slow? Is that more because Im new or just because the corporate world is just slower pace than Uni? I remember in Uni something was due every week and for multiple classes and Id feel like I had to constantly be working, but not now and its lowkey is giving me anxiety lol

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u/AdObjective5502 — 5 days ago

How good of an entry level job is data coordinator?

Hi, after months of searching for something I finally got a job as a crm data coordinator, the role seem pretty simple initially. Right now Im mainly doing some data entry into the CRM, but a lot of the data that Im having to enter from the excel files are incredibly messy and unfinished, for example in the excel theyll have one name, but on the CRM one the project will have a slightly different name or a completely different name, or maybe itll just be the acronym. Say Im searching for Riverdale Elementary School in the excel file, Ill enter that into the CRM and get back something like RIverdale ES, RES, Riverdale ES BLDG 1, Riverdale School, MUSD Riverdale, etc. And I have to basically figure out where the data goes. Not very technically hard, but not as easy as it sounds. And can be frustrating. Anyways how good of role is this? Am I essentially wasting my time?

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u/AdObjective5502 — 6 days ago

To the experienced people here or people working on the latest tech, which roles do you see growing?

Or at least not contracting lol. Im on the data side and I think data engineering could be pretty neat to get to, but itd suck to spend years trying to get there only to then be made obsolete.

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u/AdObjective5502 — 8 days ago

How good is Powerspec for the 9800x3d and 5080?

I know its a pretty good deal, but Ive read that pairing the 5080 with a pretty shitty PSU can be bad? Would the deal be worth it?

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u/AdObjective5502 — 14 days ago

Whats included in the package and do I need to some DIY?

Ive seen some videos about how sometimes it comes in a dry powder. Is it like that here? And if it is, is everything included? Will I need to buy any extra supplies?

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u/AdObjective5502 — 14 days ago

Is it normal to basically not be doing anything 1 month in to a new job?

This is my first "corporate" job and Ive been in it for about a month now, and while I have had a couple "assignments", I really have done nothing and most days Im kind of just sitting there. Am I doing something wrong? Should I be asking my manager for stuff to do?

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u/AdObjective5502 — 15 days ago

Is it normal to basically have nothing to do for the first month?

This is my first "corporate" job and Ive been in it for about a month now, and while I have had a couple "assignments", I really have done nothing and most days Im kind of just sitting there. Am I doing something wrong? Should I be asking my manager for stuff to do?

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u/AdObjective5502 — 15 days ago

Would taking advantage of certain expensive company perks 1 month into a new job be seen as bad?

The perk would normally cost me 1k a month, but I can get it for like $200 a month if my companys help. Should I try asking or is it too early for something like that?

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u/AdObjective5502 — 17 days ago

To those on the data side, how's the job?

I know the market is bad, but relative to other CS markets and niches. Has AI completely changed everything? Do you see this side contracting?

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u/AdObjective5502 — 17 days ago

Can this task be automated or at least made more efficient/ fast?

Hi not to sure if this is the correct subreddit for this so sorry if its not, I recently got a new job as a data coordinator, right now Im doing basically data entry. I maintain Excel trackers of articles, awards, etc. at a design firm, a few hundred rows per Excel sheet, that need to be linked to projects in our CRM (10'sk projects).

Name matching is the easy part: my trackers names are clean and search surfaces the right candidates. The problem is what comes back when trying to enter them into the CRM:

  • The same building exists as multiple records (assessment, study, remodel, sometimes 4+), and it's ambiguous which one an article/award/etc should attach to
  • Apparent duplicates from a system migration (legacy vs. new ID schemes)
  • Some tracker entries have no CRM record at all or exist under a name I can't find

Right now I open each candidate and compare dates/status to pick the right one, one row at a time, and none of those judgment calls get captured anywhere. How would you approach this? especially the disambiguation and duplicate-handling side? Any patterns or gotchas for making this a repeatable process? If this didnt make sense I can answer some questions, any advice is welcome.

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u/AdObjective5502 — 17 days ago

Can this task be made easier or automated?

Hi I recently got a new job as a data coordinator, right now Im doing basically data entry. I maintain Excel trackers of articles, awards, etc. at a design firm, a few hundred rows per Excel sheet, that need to be linked to projects in our CRM (10'sk projects).

Name matching is the easy part: my trackers names are clean and search surfaces the right candidates. The problem is what comes back when trying to enter them into the CRM:

  • The same building exists as multiple records (assessment, study, remodel, sometimes 4+), and it's ambiguous which one an article/award/etc should attach to
  • Apparent duplicates from a system migration (legacy vs. new ID schemes)
  • Some tracker entries have no CRM record at all or exist under a name I can't find

Right now I open each candidate and compare dates/status to pick the right one, one row at a time, and none of those judgment calls get captured anywhere. How would you approach this? especially the disambiguation and duplicate-handling side? Any patterns or gotchas for making this a repeatable process? If this didnt make sense I can answer some questions, any advice is welcome.

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u/AdObjective5502 — 18 days ago

Can this be automated or made easier?

Hi I recently got a new job as a data coordinator, right now Im doing basically data entry. I maintain Excel trackers of articles, awards, etc. at a design firm, a few hundred rows per Excel sheet, that need to be linked to projects in our CRM (10'sk projects).

Name matching is the easy part: my trackers names are clean and search surfaces the right candidates. The problem is what comes back when trying to enter them into the CRM:

  • The same building exists as multiple records (assessment, study, remodel, sometimes 4+), and it's ambiguous which one an article/award/etc should attach to
  • Apparent duplicates from a system migration (legacy vs. new ID schemes)
  • Some tracker entries have no CRM record at all or exist under a name I can't find

Right now I open each candidate and compare dates/status to pick the right one, one row at a time, and none of those judgment calls get captured anywhere. How would you approach this? especially the disambiguation and duplicate-handling side? Any patterns or gotchas for making this a repeatable process? If this didnt make sense I can answer some questions, any advice is welcome.

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u/AdObjective5502 — 18 days ago