One year ago, in a moment of peak pandemic frustration, I wrote a Twitter thread that sorta blew uphttps://twitter.com/imightbemary/status/1279836969044852738 …
Show this thread
-
These days I feel like I see a lot fewer unicorn-style job postings for data scientist ICs, and I partly wonder if it's because those supercharged expectations have shifted to DS leaders, from the most senior levels all the way down to line managers
Show this thread
In the same week, a DS manager might be expected to be a people coach, a tech lead, a PM, and even an IC. Most eng teams have AT LEAST one person for each of those responsibilities. Having one DS manager do them all at once is a recipe for bad outcomes and burnout
-
-
One of the reasons I originally wanted to try my hand at management was because of my resentment for leaders who I felt had failed me. They were so awful that I figured even if I wasn't very good, I'd still be able to do a much better job than them
Show this thread -
-
While I still think some of the managers I've had were bad at their jobs, I have far more empathy for all of them, especially because they had the unenviable task of keeping my surly ass on task. Their paths were even more poorly paved than mine
Show this thread -
I’m grateful to have more positive examples of DS leadership to learn from now, whether it's by watching my peers at work or folks here on Twitter. DS is still a long way from the standardization and scale it needs, but not having to invent everything from scratch is a nice start
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.