Alex Freberg on LinkedIn: Debunking Devin: "First AI Software Engineer" Upwork lie exposed! (2024)

4 Reasons I won't be going back to get a Masters Degree even though I have a Bachelors in Recreational Therapy:1. No One Cares about my Degree NowIn my consulting work I consult with tech companies and startups on all sorts of projects. I haven't ever had 1 ask about my degree. They care about my experience.2. I don't want to Climb the Corporate LadderIf I wanted to be a CTO or CEO of a larger company I may have to go back and get an MBA or a Masters in Finance or Computer Science. I was an Analytics Manager and that experience made me not want to climb higher on the corporate ladder.3. Brand RecognitionI get 90% of my consulting work from people recognizing me from YouTube, LinkedIn, and other places. They see my tutorials on things they're having trouble with (SQL, Data Migration, Data Cleaning, Azure, etc.) and reach out to see if I can solve their problem.4. Time and CostGoing back to get a Masters takes time (1-2 years minimum) and money (50k+ per year). I could do this while I'm doing all my normal work, but it would be quite extreme to be able to fit that into my current workload. Most likely I would have to take on less consulting work and work less on my content for YouTube and Analyst Builder. That doesn't sound like a good tradeoff.

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Cleaning and Transforming data is one of the most time consuming parts of using data in the real world.In this week's MySQL tutorial we dive into the basics of Data Cleaning with real tech layoff data.https://lnkd.in/e6CYvTRz

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You don't want to wake up in 10 years wishing you would have taken action today. That's how I've been living my life for the past 7 years. Before that I just with the flow and didn't really care what happened. Now every day I try to set goals that I'll be proud of in 10 years.I can look back and say I don't have any regrets. That I took the risk, I worked hard, and I made my family proud.I don't know who needs to hear that, but that mentality changed my life.

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I love Data Engineering!As a Data Analyst for the past 7 years I find myself loving the work of Data Engineering more and more. I think there is actually a lot of crossover and overlap to Data Analysts as well.If you can learn how to create simple pipelines from source databases or flat files to a SQL database that adds so much value. Most companies aren't dealing with petabytes of data so keeping things simple and working with things like SSIS, Azure Data Factory, or AWS Glue is a fantastic skill to learn.Then working on Automations to automatically ingest and append or update that data is the next step.I think the rise of Data Analysts + Data Engineers mixing to be Analytics Engineers will be a big thing in the future.

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If you want to stagnate, stand around and listen to all the people praise you for your success.

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Man I’m stumped.Glad there is some still some solid educational tech content out there!

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Nobody will remember:- Your salary- Your fancy job title- How much overtime you workedThey will remember:- That time you started choking on your water when you went to take a sip during a presentation and coughed for 5 minutes straight and your coworker had to come and hit you on the back to help you out#TrueStory

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In this week's video I talk all about getting promoted as a Data Analyst!This is a long-form video and I walk through each of my promotions, the key things I did to get promoted, and what I recommend to other Analysts out there.It's almost an hour long and I rant quite a bit so viewers be warned, but lots of useful tips and information throughout!https://lnkd.in/eX3Znbib

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