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Laeserin | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 It's a work in progress. Taking a 2-week break.

I tend to do test automation, ORMs, RDBs, and utilities. Nothing with a fancy GUI. So, nothing end users see.
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Laeserin | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @Michael J is trying to coax me out of my hole, to do more client work. We'll see. Test automation will soon start eating into my time.
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Michael J | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 The test automation will be more valuable in the long run, tbh.  Test automation is underrated.
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Laeserin | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Also just way easier to find devs than automators, and testing fits better to the BA role because I"m supposed to understand the program logic.
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Michael J | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 Imagine if all business analysts could read and test code.  What a world that would be.

I think the label "analyst" is often attached to a role title as code for "we don't really know what this role is for."
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Laeserin | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 😂 You would think that would be standard. Can't analyze something you don't understand.

That'd be like a financial analyst not understanding bookeeping.
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The Beave | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 You mean like most account managers? 

I have friends that work for Vanguard. 🤮 

They couldn't keep a company's books.
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Laeserin | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Yeah, that's what happens when focus on credentials over professional experience.