Published in About Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — Sruthi KorlakuntaI think of myself as Pac-man collecting pointless dots on its way to certain death. — Hi. Nice to meet you, what’s your name? (Also, n2mywyn is my current ear-worm. Feel free to let it play in the BG while you read further.) Will this bite me in the backside when I’m famous? I’ve recently established a foolproof benchmark of self-evaluation. I ask myself this: “Will this bite me in the backside when I’m famous?”. …About Me5 min readAbout Me5 min read
Published in An Injustice!·PinnedMember-onlyImmigration: When is it Time to Move From Your Work-Country?Lessons learned from the human-centric German immigrant Policy. (And a come-to-Germany-call) — A few days ago, I published an article about moving back home to India. Clearly, it resonated with many, with about 30,000 sightings and opinions pouring in from ex-pats worldwide. Since then, I have been told multiple times how I am lucky to be in Europe and how it is…Immigration4 min readImmigration4 min read
Published in World Traveler’s Blog·PinnedMember-onlyFrom the Goa Vacation that Finally Came TrueTravelogue — I was near the end of the cup of salted cashews when I realized that they were not up-for-grabs, we had to order them. Their legitimate owner seemed to be focused on his black-jack game while my friends and I camouflaged ourselves into the colorful slot machines. That was the…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·PinnedMember-onlyThe Price Immigrants PayLeaving your country for a good life is not fun. — In one gut-wrenching moment in the documentary “Cuba with a Cameraman” a four-year-old girl in New York gets to go to see her grandmother in Cuba for the first time in her life. The girl’s mother breaks down in tears of joy on reuniting with her mother. They were Cuban…Immigration4 min readImmigration4 min read
9 hours agoMember-onlyPassword Protect All your Excels At Once with this Easy VBA ScriptHere is a no-nonsense guide to do what is in the title. I tried multiple things with win32 in python and openpyxl workbook protect. They both wouldn't work. Win32 gives me an error because it fails to recognize files in the path. openpyxl does not protect the entire workbook. A…Excel2 min readExcel2 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·10 hours agoMember-onlyAs a Business Analyst, Here Are Your Next Career Options.Results of my brainstorming and how to get there. — So far I’ve mostly only worked for big firms. I was at Deloitte, KPMG, Bosch, Volkswagen, and currently at Audi. In almost all of those places, I performed Data science and/or Analysis of some sort. …Career Advice3 min readCareer Advice3 min read
Published in Bootcamp·1 day agoMember-onlyGoogle’s Agile Project Management: Professional Certificate Coursera ReviewReview from a Data Analyst’s eye. — I recently took Google’s Foundations in Project Management and Agile Project Management courses on Coursera. I am a Data Analyst in Sales at Audi in Germany. …Scrum4 min readScrum4 min read
Published in Life has meaning — Short stories for those seeking purpose.·Feb 26Member-onlyAl and RoyShort story: Meaning of life — “This scar on the side of my waist is the most beautiful piece of art I’ve seen in my life.” I declared. The Museum director scoffed. “What a pompous ass!” I muttered. Roy, Jan, and the tour group at the Gustav Klimt artwork giggled. …Meaning4 min readMeaning4 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Feb 12Member-onlyDeutsche BureaucracyMost countries may be worse off, but Germany is special because of the passion with which they carry out bureaucracy here — “Do you have your Birth certificate?” She asked me. She was holding my birth certificate in her hand as she spoke. “You mean not the one you’re looking at, but another?” “Zhis looks new. Granted in München. But your place of birth, it says right here, is Hieu-der-aa-bad.” She cobbled…Bureaucracy5 min readBureaucracy5 min read
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·Feb 5Member-onlyWhat if God Showed Up and Gave you Your Purpose?To the nihilist in me: You’d burn the envelope. — Dear nihilist in me, Yesterday was a good day. Admit it, it felt good to see people. It felt good to be a part of something. It felt good to see someone smile and dance. …Nihilism4 min readNihilism4 min read
