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by deepstream 2619 days ago
> I was just hired

[...]

> I was thinking about building a pipeline

[...]

> How do I go about raising awareness?

Don't.

You don't get it yet.

Everything there is there for a reason.

Some of it may be technical reasons, some of it may be delivery reasons, some of it may be people reasons, team reasons, political reasons, etc.

You just landed a sweet perm job in a field you love. Don't ruin it by becoming that cliched new hire that sees all their problems and knows how to make it all better. You may be right. Technically. They may even encourage you.

But you could also be wrong technically. You could step on toes politically and end up sidelined. You could end up biting off more than you can chew and end up becoming responsible for the bigger mess later.

May advice is to stop, take a deep breath, look around, appreciate what you've already achieved by getting there, get to know your colleagues, get to know the company, get to really understand the system so when the next new hire comes in you can explain the reason behind everything (maybe getting to know the detailed history of the system and why it formed the way it did?), and make sure you know absolutely everything you can before changing everything you can.

Yeah, maybe you'll feel some parts of your job suck for a while (I wish this was easier, it's stupid that I have to do all this work to get form A to B when I can see a better way), but if you give yourself more time to learn, you're really doing yourself a favor in the long run.

And you're a perm now, in a big corp, doing data science. Relax, you got it made, right?

So chill out and take a deep breath and enjoy your new workplace and everything about it (not just the stack in front of you), and if you still want to make changes somewhere down the line, start small, bit off a tiny little piece you can chew, and succeed with that small improvement before moving forward with anything more.

Also think of it differently, if you do end up being the one responsible for reinventing the whole stack, then milk that project for everything you can. It's a big corp play so you have to do that in a big corp way. There'll be meetings, committees, decisions, stakeholders, teams formed, responsibilities. You could even parlay this project into some greater responsibility and title for yourself, maybe even use it to boost your career. SO think of it not like you are trying to understand a technical problem, but you are trying to understand a piece of (and through it, the enitrety of), your whole new organization, with all that entails: the people, the team relationships, how decisions get made, etc. So enjoy playing that game, because you are happy to be in a big corp, so the sort of benefits that can bring you is what you want, right?

It's not a startup. And if you feel technically unsatisfied, use the time to learn some new languages or skills, or kick some side projects down the road for your own benefit.

1 comments

> Don't ruin it by becoming that cliched new hire that sees all their problems and knows how to make it all better.

I don't, which is why I'm asking around. I'm also scheduling chats with people to understand the background and the history to see if it's worth changing anything. I will make a move if that make sense. In the meantime, I'm just gathering information to not make a stupid decision.

> And you're a perm now, in a big corp, doing data science. Relax, you got it made, right?

> So enjoy playing that game, because you are happy to be in a big corp, so the sort of benefits that can bring you is what you want, right?

I don't think this was necessary. I've only worked for startups before, and I was hired in part to see if we can do a better job with the resources we have. Buy in from management is not an issue. I am not asking for life advice.

you thought it wasn't necessary because you feel I was trying to be mean to you? I thought it was necessary to remind you. did you feel I wasn't being genuine? I don't think that was necessary to take it like that. but I can definitely understand how you might feel scared you're being judged for working at a big Corp after startups.

I'm not judging you, I think big Corp is a great achievement. I am genuinely congratulating, and reminding you that big Corp is what you wanted, so you can learn to play that game. is that better now?

buy in from management is always an issue. it's just they don't want to give you the impression of friction because you've just started. they're presenting you a side they think you'll like because management has decided it's important to hire and retain talent like you.

you're not asking for life advice? you're saying that because you feel I've been giving you life advice? I can understand you really take your work personally and I think that's a good thing to be passionate at what you do. I've only given you work advice specific to the situation you describe. and I'm happy with what I've said.

but that's enough about you, I took the time to read your post and make an answer, and when you make these comments, I feel like you're making it all about you, I feel you are attacking me for that and like you're not showing any gratitude. that hurts because I just wanted to be seen for contributing my help and perspective. can you when you ask for help not only consider your feelings and also consider the feelings of those offering you help? thank you.

finally, when you ask in a public place this, the answer is not just for your benefit.

hope your new job is good.