Work

What My Work Is Like?

I’m a Data Engineer and my day involves moving, cleaning the data around. The work is harmless as long as the requirements are well-defined. Some of the projects we take up comes with complete details. Some others come with some gaps, especially the hackathon-turned-projects.

How Is This Work Differs

I was part of data extraction team working towards a hackathon. This went well. The business is content and that leads to contract turning it into an actual project. During hackathon we used Excel files to fasten the process. But the production grade project should have API integrated and we worked towards it.

I’ve been reading the blogs for some years now. I came across the annual reviews on the FreeFinCal site; it’s a shame I couldn’t recall the exact year. My guess would be somewhere between 2018 and 2020.

During the pandemic, I started subscribing to the Substacks. I noticed almost everyone who is regularly writing is reviewing the annual performance. And I always wanted to write one for myself. The birthdays, New Year’s Eves, and financial year-end—all of them provided a chance to write. All these days were an opportunity to sit down and look back at what has happened.