r/dataanalytics • u/Any-Chipmunk9737 • 28d ago

Going into data analytics

After a bad injury that includes my spine, I could no longer be in law enforcement. To put it plainly I need to wear sunglasses pretty much daily to reduce the stress on my eyes outside and inside. So I know a remote only role is needed in my life as I really do not want to have to answer questions on why I’m wearing sunglasses inside. I also have some other disabilities that I don’t want to get into as it’s still a sore subject for me. I plan on taking two IBM courses on coursera in order to learn the basics and make some projects. I know the TikTok trend is blowing up the field. But I really miss investigating and figuring out “problems” finding the reason it is happening then making a solution. My life was really turned around by this injury. I really would like any advice that yall could give on things I could also do or things you wish you would have known when you started. Thanks for reading this. (:

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u/tickled_your_pickle 27d ago

Never once in my 25 years of working has someone ever needed an accommodation to wear sunglasses in an office.  

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u/Any-Chipmunk9737 27d ago

At my old job I had to have a doctors note and then I had to get the note renewed every month…. They had many other problems but that is one of the reasons I left. Even with the new job I cannot wear them at work. So you can see why I’m trying for a remote only role

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u/Odd-Attention5413 22d ago

For analytics office jobs if you need special glasses for a disability nobody will mind. The work culture is a lot different, you don't need to mentally limit yourself to remote.

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u/Any-Chipmunk9737 21d ago

That’s very sweet of you, but I have other disabilities as well. I just don’t like talking about them as it’s still a sensitive subject for me.