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212: I Quit My Six-Figure Data Science Job. Was It Worth It?
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- May 26, 2026
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Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! Five years ago I made the scariest decision of my life. Here's the full story. 💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:27 – Six figures and still unhappy 03:09 – The day I quit 10:45 – The Bloomberg article 17:15 – Starting over from scratch 19:42 – Five years later 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode: Build Your Data Portfolio We will build your data portfolio site for you for $1. All you need to do is go to MyDataFolio.com/build and enter your LinkedIn URL. Wait 30 seconds. And BOOM! You have a portfolio! Try it. $1 Data Portfolio 📰 Join 18k Other Analysts in My Newsletter Get 1 weekly newsletter helping you take the next steps in your data career! Check it out: https://datacareerjumpstart.com/subscribe 💌 Subscribe To My Newsletter