#career

Yeah so now Jina moved to the US. EU can't complain about their staggering progress in AI. Jina was founded in Berlin and Germany lost it to the US already.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hxiao87_im-so-sick-of-every-time-eu-says-oh-but-activity-7300530855381270528-Zgek

Linkedin

I'm so sick of every time EU says "oh but we're still good on open source… | Han Xiao | 100 comments

I'm so sick of every time EU says "oh but we're still good on open source AI, look at HF, Jina blah blah, there's hope in EU AI," they include Jina AI's OSS and open research in their materials. Yet every time when there's a real deal, Paris AI summit, EU…

#career


https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-aws-ceo-quit-if-you-dont-want-return-office-2024-10-17/

I really don't get the trend to go back to the office. What would the company gain apart from more chitchat with colleagues and more commuting time.

Is this a trick to reduce headcounts?

Reuters

Amazon AWS CEO: Quit if you don't want to return to office

One of Amazon's top executives defended the new, controversial 5-day-per-week in-office policy on Thursday, saying those who do not support it can leave for another company.

#career

https://www.reddit.com/r/datascience/s/u4kMEiEFCq

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From the datascience community on Reddit

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https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestionsEU/s/SjBgooFlzC

I have never heard of such a low salary in the data domain. Is the market bad at the moment or is it just my bias?

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From the cscareerquestionsEU community on Reddit

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Her manager was like: sure, just resign.

https://youtu.be/OMI4Wu9wnY0?si=SmlrT4JXkc5cbnX2

YouTube

I Quit My Job as a Data Scientist

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It took a lot of courage for me to film and post this video. Hope you all are doing well and see you in the next one ❤

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Cloudflare's layoff process is broken.

Source:
https://www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCringe/comments/194v9y8/ae_at_cloudflare_records_hr_trying_to_fire_her/

9:16

Media is too big

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#career

> so the job of data scientist will only continue to grow in its importance in the business landscape.
>
> However, it will also continue to change. We expect to see continued differentiation of responsibilities and roles that all once fell under the data scientist category.

https://hbr.org/2022/07/is-data-scientist-still-the-sexiest-job-of-the-21st-century

Harvard Business Review

Is Data Scientist Still the Sexiest Job of the 21st Century?

Ten years ago, the authors posited that being a data scientist was the “sexiest job of the 21st century.” A decade later, does the claim stand up? The job has grown in popularity and is generally well-paid, and the field is projected to experience more growth…

#career

Comment: Same for many competitive careers

Beware survivorship bias in advice on science careers
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02634-z

Nature

Beware survivorship bias in advice on science careers

Nature - For objective careers advice, talk to those who left science as well as those who stayed.

#career #DS

I believe this article is relevant.
Most data scientists have very good academic records. These experiences of excellence compete with another required quality in the industry: The ability to survive in a less ideal yet competitive environment.
We could be stubborn and find the environment that we fit well in or adapt based on the business playbook. Either way is good for us as long as we find the path that we love.

(I have a joke about this article: To reasoning productively, we do not need references for our claims at all.)

https://hbr.org/1991/05/teaching-smart-people-how-to-learn#

Harvard Business Review

Teaching Smart People How to Learn

Every company faces a learning dilemma: the smartest people find it the hardest to learn.

#career #business

[D] We Need More Data Engineers, Not Data Scientists
https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/kx0j1v/d_we_need_more_data_engineers_not_data_scientists/


The report: https://www.mihaileric.com/posts/we-need-data-engineers-not-data-scientists/

reddit

[D] We Need More Data Engineers, Not Data Scientists

Hey all, I've recently been doing research on the state of the data science/ML hiring market, trying to answer the question of how in-demand...

#datascience #career #academia
> I regret quitting astrophysics

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25444069

http://www.marcelhaas.com/index.php/2020/12/16/i-regret-quitting-astrophysics/

me too 😂 though not an astrophysicist, I miss academia too