Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the least real work possible?

Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by adenozine on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:21AM (#26723750)

This is the best Ask HN I've seen in a while. Fantastic.

As for OP, I recommend you consider data analytics. That may seem counterintuitive, but the analytical work is a great place to escape into, mentally. I really, REALLY enjoy it, and I can generally use whatever tools I want for the hard stuff, and then just spew out some Python/R for a notebook deliverable, or whatever format they want. It's really liberating to have so much control over the workflow, it's entirely unlike any other tech work I've performed.

Downside, there is a little "work" involved, but I think that you might not actually mind it. It seems you are frustrated with some part of your industry.

We can talk further if you'd like, I'd love to hear more about your story, however much of that you'd be willing/comfortable to share.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by beckingz on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @09:36AM (#26724705)

This is a double edged sword:

1. Expectations are vague in analytics work so most people can't tell if you're doing well or not. 2. Expectations are vague in analytics so if you're not delivering magic people will think you're lazy.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by mywittyname on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @10:42AM (#26725625)

I create a lot of reports and dashboards.

Sometimes I make magic, but magic can be difficult to explain/understand, so mostly it's reports and dashboards.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by lazydud on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @11:46AM (#26726591)

I honestly thought about this question but thought I would get laughed out of the room for asking. Good on OP for having the guts haha. There were several posts in the past of people complaining about "vest and rest" and I kept thinking, man... that sounds pretty sweet

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Re:Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the leas... by koheripbal on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @09:38AM (#26724731)

If it's report generation, I 100% agree. ...and you can maybe have more than one of these jobs if they are fully remote.

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