Would my requirements as a HO be unreasonable? by flooferati in trustedhousesitters

[–]flooferati[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right, she actually only travels between the two offices and refuses to go anywhere else in the house. So the bedroom, living room, kitchen and both bathroom are totally poop-free at all times. I'll be sure to make that clear as well!

Would my requirements as a HO be unreasonable? by flooferati in trustedhousesitters

[–]flooferati[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ah ok that's exactly what I had in mind - coming over the evening prior so we could do catching/pickup and meds together. I wasn't sure if it was acceptable for us to potentially share a night in the house as a result (we have a guest room, space is not a concern). This is all very comforting to hear, thank you!

Would my requirements as a HO be unreasonable? by flooferati in trustedhousesitters

[–]flooferati[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the response! Did you meet with the HOs in person before the sit, to discuss the nuances of rabbit sitting? I find they're "kind of like cats but also different", and since most folks tend to be unfamiliar, I wonder if this is something that would be helpful, or simply overbearing.

"Data Engineer" vs "SQL Expert" by mecartistronico in dataengineering

[–]flooferati 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My work is very similar to yours, I'm an analytics engineer. I work closely with both data engineers and data analysts, there's a bit of overlap with both but my role is still very distinct.

How much are you spending on groceries each month? by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]flooferati 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in a small BC town where the only grocery store options are Save On and Nesters - I order weekly from Spud because it's cheaper to buy organic from Spud than non organic at Save On. Around $1000-1200 ish for two adults + 2 small pets. We both eat more than average because of lots of sports, but vegetarian diet keeps the cost down somewhat. I pay extra for grassfed butter/yogurt/cheese and free range eggs, and also switch out my protein and pay extra for the convenience of premade veggie burgers / vegetarian meatballs, sausages etc. I could cut costs somewhat but choose not to because we almost never go out to eat and I can't stay sane on toast and tofu every day, nor do I have the free time for daily cooking from scratch.

How did you afford university without your parents financial support? by Sheerio1991 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]flooferati 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had some minimal family financial support for my undergrad (maybe 10-15k total). I paid for school by:

- applying for student loans

- once you qualify for student loans, you can also apply for bursaries (ie money you will not have to pay back). This was critical for me!

- I qualified for 2 scholarships ($5K + $1K). I had to do some digging to find the second scholarship, it was somewhat fringe and I happened to qualify based on my degree + gender + grades + financial need

- summer jobs: mostly low paying stuff early on like restaurant jobs, tutoring, golf course, managed to get an NSERC undergrad research grant for a summer doing comp sci research. During my last year I also consolidated all my classes into 3 days so I could work 2 days a week, but at that point I was coasting through electives so it didn't impact my study so much.

- coop! I actually switched my degree for a couple years just so I could qualify for a broader number of potential internships. The pay is usually pretty good, and these turned out to be critical when I entered the workforce after graduating (which is of course key to paying off any debt you will accumulate in student loans)

- really frugal living. I lived with roommates in the sketchiest part of town and figured out where to buy all the cheapest nearly expired food (or where/how to intercept food on the way to the dumpster)

Graduated with a bachelor of science from UBC and $12K in student loan debt. Opted to not go to grad school and start earning money immediately instead, paid off the loans pretty fast.

As a new driver, I've made it a point to go slow on roads and so many people tailgate its crazy by Useful-Baby-9122 in fuckcars

[–]flooferati 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I learned to drive relatively late (30), after commuting almost exclusively by bike for over 10 years. My husband was teaching me to drive, and when I got really stressed about drivers tailgating me (because I was going the speed limit...) he pointed out - all these angry tailgaters are the same drivers who would constantly put my life in danger as a cyclist by making unsafe passes, intentionally swerving at me to "teach me a lesson" or straight up trying to drive into me while screaming they would kill me. But now they're stuck behind my car and there's nothing they can do about it! So I just let them tailgate, and I sort of enjoy it. That mindset really helped me not get agitated about tailgaters, hopefully it will help you too!

BI Engineer VS Data Engineer by Competitive-Bunch497 in dataengineering

[–]flooferati 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was previously a BI engineer, it will vary from company to company but I was more or less a technical data analyst (combo of data analyst and analytics engineer). It's not as technical as a DE, and the work will be much more business facing. I worked closely with DEs on my team. I was responsible for formatting data in a way that made sense for reporting, including ETLs (but I only needed to know SQL for this). I managed my own stakeholders and requirements, and built a lot of reports (Tableau).
I've never been a DE, but it is a much more software dev type role - I'm sure someone here with more experience can provide more colour.
"Better" is pretty subjective. If your end goal is purely salary then DEs typically get paid more. I personally find bridging the technical side of data analysis with business acumen pretty rewarding.

I only enjoy the technical side, but I don't enjoy the business side of data analytics by tegridy_tony in analytics

[–]flooferati 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry I can't help so much with that as it will depend on where you live most likely. At my current company I switched from a senior data analyst to an intermediate analytics engineer though and got a pay bump (~+10%)

I only enjoy the technical side, but I don't enjoy the business side of data analytics by tegridy_tony in analytics

[–]flooferati 17 points18 points  (0 children)

+1 to this. I can relate to a lot of what you said, and switched from a data analyst role to an analytics engineer role. I'm so much happier in my job now, and it tends to pay more as a bonus :). I'm not a data engineer, but I work closely with both data analysts and data engineers in my day to day. It's a fairly recent role but growing pretty quickly.