[minimaxir]

I wrote a blog post along similar lines in 2018 (https://minimaxir.com/2018/10/data-science-protips/ ); unfortunately, the industry hasn't changed much since then.

As noted in the submission, there's a lot of flexibility in what a "data scientist" is. Normally that's good and healthy for the industry. However, it contradicts a lot of optimistic bootcamps/Medium/YouTube videos, and many won't be prepared for the difference.

[freehunter]

My industry (information security) is the same way. Far too broad of a category, leading a lot of people to get confused and frustrated. I see a lot of analysts (defensive security) who thought they were going to be pen testers (offensive security) and didn't realize those jobs were in two completely separate career paths.