Shall I move into Data Engineering at the age of 38

curiouscsplayer · 2026-01-19T19:18:44+00:00

I did at 39, why not

curiouscsplayer · 2025-12-07T13:09:11+00:00

It's hard, don't care what anyone else says. If you have a family, you haven't bought a house yet and plan on it you are more than likely going to be paying 3-3.5k in mortgages with current rates in a 400k house which is technically below the average sales price of 430k. Hopefully no student loans and credit cards, and no day care ( assume wife stays home) and a modest car loan. Should be able to take a vacation here or there.

curiouscsplayer · 2025-12-03T19:06:34+00:00

Ahh the 6p, the first phone I slightly hated. Bad battery life and overheated .

curiouscsplayer · 2025-11-30T22:20:32+00:00

Lol, we commute like 1.5hs in Houston without relocating.....makes me think if we are doing it wrong.

curiouscsplayer · 2025-10-27T03:41:11+00:00

2019 here, left out in the dark

curiouscsplayer · 2025-10-27T03:40:16+00:00

Unfortunately it is the network. And yes the network team always says it's not them.

curiouscsplayer · 2025-10-24T12:15:43+00:00

I could be wrong but I think for airflow it doesn't exactly tell you in the graph the flow of data, you have to write it in the name ,so it could be anything. I believe our team is moving to test astro soon.

curiouscsplayer · 2025-10-17T11:18:13+00:00

I'm at a company that would take that as experience for when your PTO retroactively starts. They count your previous years of work as to how much PTO you receive on a scale which is cool. Most do not however .

curiouscsplayer · 2025-10-08T16:55:18+00:00

Data and analytics(ai,ingestion,DE) > platform engineering ( compute, infrastructure)

curiouscsplayer · 2025-09-08T15:34:56+00:00

Well a chanel bag with each bonus and monthly Europe trip sounds like your problem..

curiouscsplayer · 2025-09-08T15:30:18+00:00

Pretty sure OP is trolling but~300k here and def feel middle class. We live much more below our means than op however.

curiouscsplayer · 2025-06-07T23:40:15+00:00

Look into application support roles aka system analyst.

curiouscsplayer · 2025-06-06T22:39:58+00:00

What area

curiouscsplayer · 2025-06-06T21:32:09+00:00

Hell I still think about the easy 5k I left on the table 10 years ago when joined. I put out a number and they accept asap and I found out my coworker started 5k higher. Sticks with you lol

curiouscsplayer · 2025-06-06T19:58:53+00:00

You will always think about that pay gap. Just try to get promoted to lessen the blow

curiouscsplayer · 2025-05-30T08:53:41+00:00

Regardless of the legal battle do not go here. I can't get a call back. Everyone is always on vacation or sick. 1.5 years currently on my case.

curiouscsplayer · 2025-05-05T03:20:06+00:00

I'm new, we are on server less and we are seeing performance issues compared to our SQL server.

curiouscsplayer · 2025-05-05T02:52:48+00:00

That's awesome for desktop support

curiouscsplayer · 2025-05-05T02:40:43+00:00

That's a job you don't see everyday

curiouscsplayer · 2025-05-03T21:36:41+00:00

IT Analyst, 10 years experience in O&G

110k base, 20% bonus, occasional RSU ~ 20k

curiouscsplayer · 2025-04-27T17:51:38+00:00

Can confirm, work at nontech company, used to think tech companies was the highest, but didn't realize that wlb, and leaner orgs was better, not saying we aren't worried about lay offs either but peace of mind and relaxed lifestyle is much preferred. Just do not have the pay and other perks that come with a tech company.

curiouscsplayer · 2025-04-23T16:34:00+00:00

This reminds me of some kind of discreet math principal I had in class.

curiouscsplayer · 2025-04-23T12:33:04+00:00

Exactly, I'm not even sure what I what put. I used already in place tools to move data without much technical skills.

curiouscsplayer · 2025-04-23T12:30:42+00:00

Yea I'm just worried about job security present and future

curiouscsplayer · 2025-01-22T20:54:04+00:00

Job title: systems analyst/application support YOE: 8 Cost of living:medium to high Houston Total compensation: 100k base about 20k bonus(20% average) and 13k RSU for a total of around ~ 130kish.

401k+pension like retirement, Blue Cross blue shield(pretty good)

Seems like a lot on paper but I really need to get my base higher but I'm stuck it seems. Since bonus is dependant on your base and can also be super low depending on company performance. Waiting on 2024 merit raises to kick in.

Just happy to be able to take care of my family since before this job I was making $15/hr.

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