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Why The Data Customer Isn't Always Right
Extract. Transform. Read.A newsletter from Pipeline: Your Data Engineering ResourceHi past, present or future data professional! Data engineers get bothered a lot; but this is a good thing because stakeholders (a.k.a. our customers) know the value of the service and data we provide. Unfortunately, there can be a disconnect between how long a data engineer thinks something will take and how long a stakeholder is willing to wait, which is why it’s important to prepare responses to common delivery questions. Fortunately, providing measured responses is a skill that can be developed; if you’re currently working a customer service role (as I did), you’d be surprised how transferable skills like courtesy and conflict resolution can be. Depending on your org (or future org), you’ll likely be expected to interface with data consumers in some way, and if your boss or whole team are out for a period of time, you’ll really be expected to step up your responsibilities. Despite many departments within your org requesting data, one of your most “demanding” peers might be on your team. To thrive in your first quarter at work and beyond as a data engineer it’s critical to not only develop good relationships with senior team members, but do all you can to avoid being “annoying” and, instead, embrace self-sufficiency. To avoid annoying you, here are this week’s links as formatted text:
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Extract. Transform. Read.
Reaching 20k+ readers on Medium and nearly 3k learners by email, I draw on my 4 years of experience as a Senior Data Engineer to demystify data science, cloud and programming concepts while sharing job hunt strategies so you can land and excel in data-driven roles. Subscribe for 500 words of actionable advice every Thursday.
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