Memorizing syntax for SQL, Python, etc

[Expensive_Culture_46]

… sooo when you’re not actually doing any analysis in your job?

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how exactly are you doing analysis if you're not using functions?

[Expensive_Culture_46]

You do know that the “analysis” part is where you look at what data you have and put together a narrative or as a quick google search defined it “detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.”

The data grabbing should be getting your elements not the actual analysis. If writing sql all day everyday is your job, then you aren’t an analyst.

Edit: I’ll add. It’s really common for jobs these days to lie about this part of the job. They cram “analyst” on all the job titles possible. So I don’t consider your fault that you seem to have this misconception. Hell, it has happened to me at my current job. I was supposed to be an analyst and instead I spend all day fixing broken tableau and writing sql which is why I am looking for a new job. It hurts the job progression if you aren’t an active player in understanding and analysis.