I’m Kayla. I review tools, but I also live in the data trenches. I’ve used both business intelligence tools and data science stacks at small teams and mid-size shops. Some days I’m in Power BI with a lukewarm latte. Other days I’m knee-deep in Python, sorting messy CSVs at 11 p.m. Both help. But they…

One especially creative “messy data” project came from a peer who scraped text from the women-seeking-men personals on Craigslist and used topic modeling to study how dating language shifts over time. If you want to explore that kind of raw, user-generated text yourself, the curated archive at justbang.com’s Craigslist women-seeking-men section lets you quickly grab…

Quick outline: Where I worked and how life felt What I did day to day (with real tools and tasks) Three real projects and what changed What was rough What worked well Pay, hours, commute, food Tips for you Final verdict So…was it worth it? Short answer: yes. But it wasn’t smooth. My summer in…

I’m Kayla. I work with data all day. Charts, models, the whole thing. I also keep a stash of data jokes in my notes app. Why? Meetings need smiles. New hires need icebreakers. And I need a way to keep folks awake after lunch. I even put together a more formal write-up of the experiment—find…

I’m Kayla, and I really did build and babysit this thing. My team named it “Piper,” like the bird. Cute, right? Some nights it felt like a needy pet. If you want the full play-by-play, here’s my honest take after living with a data science pipeline for a year. Most days it was a good…

Quick outline What Aditi felt like to use day to day Real project examples I ran on it What I loved, what bugged me Tips if you’re new Who it fits, who it doesn’t My verdict So… what is “Aditi,” in plain words? To me, Aditi felt like a one-stop workspace inside JPMorgan. I had…

Hi, I’m Kayla Sox. I live in Los Angeles, and I’ve worked as a data person here for a while. I’ve had scrappy startup gigs. I’ve done contract work at big studios. I’ve also hopped on a game team in West LA. So this isn’t theory. It’s my day-to-day. And you know what? LA data…

I’m Kayla. I test tools for a living, and I’m a hands-on nerd. I also run small teams that don’t have a full data squad. So I leaned hard on “data science as a service” (DSaaS) this year. Short version? It can save your skin. It can also make a mess. Both happened to me.…

Quick note on what I’ll cover: What I did day to day What I got paid and why Real project examples Perks, pain points, and who this job fits The short answer I worked as a Data Science Analyst at Copart in Dallas. I liked the work. The pay felt fair for Dallas. Not crazy…

I’m Kayla. I did the Insight Data Science Fellows Program in San Francisco back in 2018. I was finishing a PhD, tired of plotting error bars at 2 a.m., and I wanted a real job shipping stuff. I’d heard whispers: “Insight helps you land data roles fast.” I was curious, a little scared, and very…