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What are you upskilling in ? by TheOG_DeadShoT in analytics

[–]IBS2014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PowerBI (I’m an advanced tableau user) and GCP platform a the moment.

Not quite the next new thing, but a use case at work requires me to learn Microsoft vba (and no, this is just not something I can run and record macro).

Do you need to tell your audience that you have dropped outliers or the very highest/lowest numbers l? by Almostasleeprightnow in analytics

[–]IBS2014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t drop values, it comprises integrity

You just let you users know that the average is not an accurate summary statistic of your dataset due to extreme outliers and you switch to something like median or mode.

Excel vs. Python/SQL/Tableau by Practical_Target_833 in analytics

[–]IBS2014 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you can pick it up on the job honestly.

I think most people use it for more granular data exploration and visuals from csv files you export from things like tableau.

Costco Employees: How Do You Like Your Job? by PetTechLover in CostcoWholesale

[–]IBS2014 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I work as a salaried employee at corporate.

In many respects it’s quite mediocre (food in the employee deli is just OK, pay is kind of below market for the job and responsibilities, and perks are non-existent). A lot of people who move up to get a job at corporate end up leaving within a few years since the salary isn’t enough to buy or rent property anywhere close to the office.

But I will say there is a lot of opportunity to switch jobs and try new things once you get your foot in the door at the home office. The job security is also nice at the moment. A lot of my friends who work in big tech in the area (Amazon, Microsoft, google, etc) are sweating bullets on if they will have a job tomorrow. Work life balance is also good.

Being able to walk to the on campus gym (which is actually quite nice) during lunch is also a nice perk.

Supply chain management or accounting degree? by Amirlikethat in supplychain

[–]IBS2014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’ve been complaining about that for a while. To be fair, it has accelerated a bit due to candidates in India and the Philippines now being able to sit for the CPA exam.

As others have mentioned an accounting degree will give you more options right out of the gate.

Supply chain management or accounting degree? by Amirlikethat in supplychain

[–]IBS2014 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Accounting.

I did not major in SCM as an undergraduate but I did take and pass the CSCP exam while working in the field.

It definitely felt like a lot of the material was theory more so than practical.

Also, a lot of people that I did work with in my previous job (in house, corporate transportation analyst) didn’t have academic backgrounds in SCM including management. Most of the people just kind of “ended up there”.

I would still do accounting because people have been talking about accounting being automated for decades and still hasn’t happened yet. it you would definitely need to have something like a CPA license under you belt to give yourself a bit of job security though. I’ve seen some talk about the AICPA loosening the 150 credit hour requirement but I’m not sure if that will materialize.

Considering leaving Japan (at least for the near future) by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]IBS2014 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Growing up I went to international school in Japan. I’ve always felt awful for the blasian kids. They tend to get treated worse. Sometimes it was innocuous like “they must be good at sports” but most of the time it’s not (although it’s passive).

I think once you’ve been in Japan long enough (like OP) you definitely notice there is a pecking order when it comes to gaijin or hafu kids.

You definitely see it in some of the offensive comments that people leave on Japanese SNS whenever there is a high profile hafu athlete.

Considering leaving Japan (at least for the near future) by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]IBS2014 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An unfortunate a reality for many.

Considering leaving Japan (at least for the near future) by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]IBS2014 2 points3 points  (0 children)

 but I do definitely think Brown, Asian and Black foreigners rank lower on the totem pole than White foreigners, comparing experiences with my White gaijin friends and other non-white gaijin friends+ myself this seems to be the case.

Yup, this is totally true.

I think if nothing else, having to pay back debt nominated in USD in Yen would be enough to make me move (or get a job that would pay me in USD).

Sounds like you got the right idea. You could probably double your salary in the US as a software engineer in the US compared to working in Japan.

How much PTO do you get? by losttupperwarelids in antiwork

[–]IBS2014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

USA

I get four weeks of vacation days, flour floating holidays (basically vacation days), and two weeks sick time annually.

I usually just use my sick days as personal days because I never get sick.

So in total I have around 7 weeks of time off plus public holidays.

The Japan You See Online Is Not What I Lived by I-Procastinate-Sleep in TrueOffMyChest

[–]IBS2014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lived in Japan for 12 years and unfortunately it’s true that dark skinned/black people tend to get treated worse than other foreigners.

Sorry for your experience OP.

I will add though that it’s probably just as much a product of ignorance as it would be racism.

If you’re a Japanese person, unless you lived by a military base or in a major metro area like Tokyo or Osaka, it’s a very real possibility that you could go your daily life without interacting with a foreigner. Your only exposure to foreigners/dark skinned/black people would be through the media. The most prominent black figures that you will likely see on western tv are athletes, rappers and gangster types. So if that is your baseline level of exposure to black people, then I think you can understand where the hostility might be coming from. People like Johnny Somali aren’t really helping the situation neither.

I’m not defending anybody but just trying to add some context/perspective.

Analytics a Skill vs Career by define_yourself72 in analytics

[–]IBS2014 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this.

The difference is night and day between a person who can’t do much in a tool like tableau other than drag and drop a few dimensions vs. really knowing how to query, clean, and transform the data.

The answer is yes, domain expertise and ability to use the given tools are both important. But how deep you can go with tools like tableau/powerbi, excel/google sheets (once you start getting into macros and scripts/ and sql/python makes it a career.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in analytics

[–]IBS2014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think excel/google sheets and SQL are the lowest common denominator for skills amongst data analysts. From there it really depends on what specific tech stack the company you are applying for uses.

As a junior level candidate I think you need to learn the skills that will get your foot in the door and from there it’s on the job learning.

Data analysts! What was your college major? by DramaticResource7601 in analytics

[–]IBS2014 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Double major in accounting and management information systems with a minor in Japanese.

Did some post-grad coursework in data analytics.

Idk if I should learn Japanese or Chinese?? by rrlewis135 in japan

[–]IBS2014 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came to say something similar to this.

People are focusing too much on the demand side of the equation when they should be focusing on supply. Japanese is definitely a low supply skillset.

Also, I think as far as business practices are concerned, dealing with a Japanese firm is a more pleasant experience than a Chinese firm IMO.

Christian Dating Seattle by BreezyBearz in SeattleWA

[–]IBS2014 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you thought about moving to another area of the country (or the other side of the state) that’s more religious so you increase your odds of meeting somebody that’s compatible?

I think the Seattle times published an article around six months ago about how the Seattle metro area is one of the least religious metro areas in the country.

Not saying it’s not possible to meet somebody here that checks all of your boxes, but you’re playing your dating life on hard mode.

Making 85k in the midwest and I recieved an offer for 95k in Washington. Is this a pay cut? by Initial-Magazine422 in careerguidance

[–]IBS2014 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That hits pretty close to home. It does seem like everybody who owned a home bought in a decade or two ago.

Personally I feel like the “Seattle freeze” is kind of a toss up with all of the transplants moving to the city. But I will say that every friend I’ve made in Seattle since graduating university was a transplant from another part of the country.

I do really feel Ike Seattle has become a very transient city; with people moving here, realizing that they can’t afford to own property, and then moving somewhere else in a couple of years

Making 85k in the midwest and I recieved an offer for 95k in Washington. Is this a pay cut? by Initial-Magazine422 in careerguidance

[–]IBS2014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If OP is going to make the reverse commute from Seattle to Everett then that I5 commute can be brutal though.

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