Let's practice estimation. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Hi Fishes,

I got offer Letter from infosys 2.5 months back, now when I am trying to decline the offer by sending a mail to HR, it was not getting delivered as HR left the organisation 1 month back, I forwarded mail to feedback team of infosys but still got the mail from onboarding team with joining details and WebEx link, kindly suggest how to proceed in this case.

Does anyone have any idea on the Notice period of Indegene?

What would be the first thing you do after this pandemic over?

For startup founders/people with a successful side project: How did you get the idea/inspiration for your business? I’m currently working at a Series B startup and my end goal has always been to found my own startup, but I graduated from college 2.5 years ago and I still have not had any great ideas cross my mind. I do spend a fair amount of time brainstorming. I don’t want to continue working here forever, but I’m struggling to generate that “this is it” idea to build a company for. Any advice?

Thoughts on going from Weber Shandwick to a traditional ad agency?

Booking a last mintue trip to India over Christmas New Years. Anyone have any tips on best places to book business class? From JFK.

Got to know that the current hybrid work policy (3 day wfo and 2 day wfh) is valid till december only, post which everyone is suppose to work from office.. is it true?

Has anyone found an online ED support program that’s sliding scale? Working with a therapist hasn’t been enough but a full outpatient or inpatient program is too expensive.

seems like I just started off as an analyst on the wrong foot last May, and have fought to correct said course with little advocacy from any company leadership or “mentors” that have actually made any difference!...

I have an offer with Accenture in hand..and I had confirmed my decision of joining with the recruitment team when they asked again. Now I have got a different offer and thinking to join there. Accenture has been sending onboarding related mails. Should I inform them regarding my change of decision over mail. Will it cause any issue??

What’s the work-life balance at Strategy& and EY-Parthenon in the London offices? At the moment I’m averaging around 50-55 hours at my boutique - higher or lower?

Is there a better way to find a railyard in a new city other than typing “railyard” into google maps?

Do you guys think the Bay is a good city to retire in? I want to buy my parents a house closer to me but not sure if I want to move them here but it's either that or I leave

Why is everyone leaving hsbc ?

Anyone have an opinion on Tombras? Are they more than just Moon Pie?

Hi guys, 2 days back HR mailed me to inform final verdict was positive and asking few details like PAN. But till now offer letter hasn't been released. Should I give a call today or wait for few more days?

If you were to hang your own shingle as a consultant what BI tool would you use to deliver dashboarding to clients?

Assume that you aren’t plugging in to source systems as I primarily work in CDD.

Single book recommendation for user research?

Goal is interview prep. Ideally focused on applications in tech.

Anyone know of an alternative to StackOverflow for asking tech questions? The community is super toxic and I'm looking for a place I can casually ask questions that might seem dumb without being hrangued for not providing an essay proof of the research I've already done. Or some sort of buddy system where I can ping a person of relevant experience those questions. It's better to poke someone's brain for a minute than to spin in circles reading docs/dead end articles sometimes.

Does your company split data science roles into different practices like data & analytics and software engineering? Does this inhibit collaboration & Where does a data engineer fall?

from God import pandemic
From China import coronavirus, mortality_rate

covid_19 = pandemic.coronavirus.set_mortality(mortality = 1.)

Have you ever failed to deliver? What was it and why?

How is Deloitte’s Analytics and Cognitive practice doing? Saw a couple of open Data Science roles open on their website, are they actively hiring

Quick survey: Do you guys think having a template package to envelope an ML model as an application would be helpful. The package could contain boiler plate template for unit test, docker image, CI/CD, database connectors etc and act as a starting point for doing that. Tech firms usually have that internally but limited options in open source.

Any cyber security folks here? or those interested in systems engineering? Potential role with TC 120-180, awesome team and wlb, at least compared to consulting.

Big 4 Data Scientists, how did you exit to big tech firms? I’ve been unlucky with online applications and even referrals. I think it might be my resume or how I present myself. Can any free birds please give guidance?

I have been working in healthcare clinics and health techs for a few years now. I’m an independent consultant. Bust, a friend of mine referred me to a big bank job. The role is of data governance manager. What should I know for the interview, or how can I prepare for it? Any thoughts? They told me I don’t need financial background. Data is data, but they wanted to know metadata management and how do I build frameworks/implement enterprise systems.

It’s been ages since I’ve taken college statistics. Can anyone recommend an online course where I can review and brush up?

What’s so good about the Georgia Tech OMSC and OMSA? Is it just the cost? Seems to be recommended by most of reddit

What is it about D&A that most clients (or even partners) don't appreciate? Thinking about the painpoints or opportunities that are unseen at the top or require lateral thinking

What do you think when associates/senior associates misspeak on a concept during a meeting or interview?

I’ve learned something new on each project, and I’m afraid of coming off as an idiot so I rarely contribute to conversations; only after I have done research on the topic and have prepared do I speak/give ideas

What is a data lake in basic terms?

Any recommended courses or books on customer care/cust success analytics or marketing analytics in general?

What are some interesting non-tech/insurance/advertising/consulting careers where data science is applied? Thinking of epidemiology and economics