u/Ahmed-Abdelrahman1

I’m trying to understand real, day-to-day operational problems from small business owners.

What’s one issue in your business that:

you keep running into over and over again,

and quietly costs you time, money, or customers?

It doesn’t have to be a big problem, sometimes it’s the small things that add up the most.

I’m just trying to map out real patterns across different industries.

Appreciate any honest insights from people actually running businesses.

I’m trying to understand real, day-to-day operational problems from small business owners.

What’s one issue in your business that:

you keep running into over and over again,

and quietly costs you time, money, or customers?

It doesn’t have to be a big problem, sometimes it’s the small things that add up the most.

I’m just trying to map out real patterns across different industries.

Appreciate any honest insights from people actually running businesses.

I’m trying to understand real, day-to-day operational problems from small business owners.

What’s one issue in your business that:

you keep running into over and over again,

and quietly costs you time, money, or customers?

It doesn’t have to be a big problem, sometimes it’s the small things that add up the most.

I’m just trying to map out real patterns across different industries.

Appreciate any honest insights from people actually running businesses.

I’m trying to understand real, day-to-day operational problems from small business owners.

What’s one issue in your business that:

you keep running into over and over again,

and quietly costs you time, money, or customers?

It doesn’t have to be a big problem, sometimes it’s the small things that add up the most.

I’m just trying to map out real patterns across different industries.

Appreciate any honest insights from people actually running businesses.

I’m trying to understand real, day-to-day operational problems from small business owners.

What’s one issue in your business that:

you keep running into over and over again,

and quietly costs you time, money, or customers?

It doesn’t have to be a big problem, sometimes it’s the small things that add up the most.

I’m just trying to map out real patterns across different industries.

Appreciate any honest insights from people actually running businesses.

I’m trying to understand real, day-to-day operational problems from small business owners.

What’s one issue in your business that:
you keep running into over and over again,
and quietly costs you time, money, or customers?

It doesn’t have to be a big problem, sometimes it’s the small things that add up the most.

I’m just trying to map out real patterns across different industries.

Appreciate any honest insights from people actually running businesses.

Look I'm a business major specializing in accounting but for over a year now I have been obsessed with data analytics. I'm self taught and I have been busting my ass every single day. I finished Harvard CS50P and built every project from scratch to get certified. I stacked SQL from UC Davis, Python with Dr. Chuck from Michigan, and Excel through Macquarie. I'm Microsoft certified in Power BI and almost done with the Google professional track.

I am not just talk either. I have built real end to end projects like taking the Superstore dataset through SQL and Power BI. I worked with USDA data and even used NASA datasets to hunt for Earth like planets. I actually found one legit candidate out of the whole catalogue. I even built a full ERP web app for a mock company using AI tools to get it done and I document all of this on TikTok.

But here is the reality check that is killing me. I'm getting zero traction. I have tried freelancing and looking for remote work but nothing is hitting. I see people in the US landing entry level roles with zero experience and half the skills I have. Why is it so different here? Is the problem me or is it just the environment I am in?

I have been at this for a year and I'm seeing no light at the end of the tunnel. I'm not based in the US and where I'm at the situation is just soul crushing. To give you an idea of how bad it is, I am working a job that pays me about 35 dollars a month. Yeah you heard that right. 35 bucks for a whole month of work. I'm honestly starting to wonder if I am just wasting my life or if the market is just gatekept for people in my position. Any advice would be appreciated.

Look I'm a business major specializing in accounting but for over a year now I have been obsessed with data analytics. I'm self taught and I have been busting my ass every single day. I finished Harvard CS50P and built every project from scratch to get certified. I stacked SQL from UC Davis, Python with Dr. Chuck from Michigan, and Excel through Macquarie. I'm Microsoft certified in Power BI and almost done with the Google professional track.

I am not just talk either. I have built real end to end projects like taking the Superstore dataset through SQL and Power BI. I worked with USDA data and even used NASA datasets to hunt for Earth like planets. I actually found one legit candidate out of the whole catalogue. I even built a full ERP web app for a mock company using AI tools to get it done and I document all of this on TikTok.

But here is the reality check that is killing me. I'm getting zero traction. I have tried freelancing and looking for remote work but nothing is hitting. I see people in the US landing entry level roles with zero experience and half the skills I have. Why is it so different here? Is the problem me or is it just the environment I am in?

I have been at this for a year and I'm seeing no light at the end of the tunnel. I'm not based in the US and where I'm at the situation is just soul crushing. To give you an idea of how bad it is, I am working a job that pays me about 35 dollars a month. Yeah you heard that right. 35 bucks for a whole month of work. I'm honestly starting to wonder if I am just wasting my life or if the market is just gatekept for people in my position. Any advice would be appreciated.

Look I'm a business major specializing in accounting but for over a year now I have been obsessed with data analytics. I'm self taught and I have been busting my ass every single day. I finished Harvard CS50P and built every project from scratch to get certified. I stacked SQL from UC Davis, Python with Dr. Chuck from Michigan, and Excel through Macquarie. I'm Microsoft certified in Power BI and almost done with the Google professional track.

I am not just talk either. I have built real end to end projects like taking the Superstore dataset through SQL and Power BI. I worked with USDA data and even used NASA datasets to hunt for Earth like planets. I actually found one legit candidate out of the whole catalogue. I even built a full ERP web app for a mock company using AI tools to get it done and I document all of this on TikTok.

But here is the reality check that is killing me. I'm getting zero traction. I have tried freelancing and looking for remote work but nothing is hitting. I see people in the US landing entry level roles with zero experience and half the skills I have. Why is it so different here? Is the problem me or is it just the environment I am in?

I have been at this for a year and I'm seeing no light at the end of the tunnel. I'm not based in the US and where I'm at the situation is just soul crushing. To give you an idea of how bad it is, I am working a job that pays me about 35 dollars a month. Yeah you heard that right. 35 bucks for a whole month of work. I'm honestly starting to wonder if I am just wasting my life or if the market is just gatekept for people in my position. Any advice would be appreciated.

Look I'm a business major specializing in accounting but for over a year now I have been obsessed with data analytics. I'm self taught and I have been busting my ass every single day. I finished Harvard CS50P and built every project from scratch to get certified. I stacked SQL from UC Davis, Python with Dr. Chuck from Michigan, and Excel through Macquarie. I'm Microsoft certified in Power BI and almost done with the Google professional track.

I am not just talk either. I have built real end to end projects like taking the Superstore dataset through SQL and Power BI. I worked with USDA data and even used NASA datasets to hunt for Earth like planets. I actually found one legit candidate out of the whole catalogue. I even built a full ERP web app for a mock company using AI tools to get it done and I document all of this on TikTok.

But here is the reality check that is killing me. I'm getting zero traction. I have tried freelancing and looking for remote work but nothing is hitting. I see people in the US landing entry level roles with zero experience and half the skills I have. Why is it so different here? Is the problem me or is it just the environment I am in?

I have been at this for a year and I'm seeing no light at the end of the tunnel. I'm not based in the US and where I'm at the situation is just soul crushing. To give you an idea of how bad it is, I am working a job that pays me about 35 dollars a month. Yeah you heard that right. 35 bucks for a whole month of work. I'm honestly starting to wonder if I am just wasting my life or if the market is just gatekept for people in my position. Any advice would be appreciated.