Daphne Bennett

I am quite confident no one read this blog but I have got a couple of spike last few days. Is that you? I don’t know who you are but I am feeling self-conscious.

Anyway, that’s what public space is for is it. Maybe my ex-boss is looking at it, whatever, you have no power over me now. Maybe someone who is going through the same thing, maybe I inspire you in some way unexpected while you looking at me untangling a massive ball of yarn.

I am complete off Meta’s hook but for work and networking reasons, I have gone back to LinkedIn but I really don’t like sharing things on LinkedIn. I am too sarcastic and cynical for LinkedIn. So I am back here. Maybe this is the place, maybe this is not the place. I don’t know yet.

I had a bit of breakthrough at work that I should celebrate a bit.

To put it simply, the team I work in spend hours every week to produce the same reports week after week for hours with dozens of queries after week that needs cross-checking and manually compare data from 3 months ago and distribute to all adult social service team. I was thinking, what can I do with dozens, if not hundreds of these same files?

First, I automated the report retrieve data directly with SQL skipping the copy-and-paste part.

Then, I put them all in one folder, then I found out a way I can pipeline these data into lined graphs and a matrix that any team can compare any existing reports on PowerBI.

So this is one big step for me, as I am the first one in my council to discover and build a pipeline to link all legacy files and you can also drop the new file into the folder, and a click on the refresh button the new numbers will automatically appear on the dashboard.

Now I got a starting point to master python properly as I have been struggling to start an easy project I am motivated to crack.

Another big step for me is I presented this at the team meeting. I was very apprehensive having hit a brick wall last time in my previous role trying to be clever. But it was taken in very well. My manager asked when can it be implemented soonest and will arrange me to meet Head of Service after her 2-week annual leave.

I have attended a few online webinar last couple of weeks related to tech and tech management. Many people from various background progressing in Tech many different ways. The main message is, be curious, ask why, and show up. I got the message but I am always scared. I always think other people ask the right questions but not me. But maybe this is the point where I am allowed to start again?

Someone is going to come and check the garden and start working on the demolition of the shed and building the deck.

I am waiting for my result from my MPA essay. I will talk about my MPA in a later post. I should have been more consistent.

I am also going to the Women In Tech York dinner tomorrow. Getting out of the house.

Life isn’t too bad. Success is not a straight line. I am wiggling through.