u/PsychologicalPea1412

Hey guys,

Needing a bit of advice here.

So basically two months ago, I started my role as a Data Analyst in a healthcare company. I was already working in healthcare previously as an RN (clinical front line for just over 2 years, the rest had been in strategic roles and insurance based roles).

I decided to fully transition and get into Data Analytics (I know saturated etc etc..) in September last year after leaving my previous role as a Product Manager (Insurance).

I took a boot camp course in Data Analytics and taught me all the basics during my career break. I applied to 60 entry level roles, got offered 15 interviews and 6 job offers including where I am now. Considering the job market then (January-March 2026) I feel that I didn’t do too bad.

I am now in my 3rd in my current role and I feel like my skills are not being fully utilised and feel more of an assistant to my line manager. The role I originally applied for was a Junior Data Analyst Assistant, they then changed it to Data Analyst after interview. I accepted because I needed a job then my other offers were a bit of a trek to get to.

My manager does not let me get involved in meetings where my strengths will be a great asset to the company, he doesn’t invite me or start inviting me to meetings that are most relevant to my job but rather relays some of the actions needed and passes on the hard work to me with little to no support at all. We handle very large and complex data sets and we all do them on Excel which frankly I am quite proficient in. Since I started, I created dashboards, analysed data and made recommendations internally to the company and our stakeholders. He acknowledges that my pay is very low (it is, slightly less than minimum wage. Prior to my career transition, my average income over a 6 year period was £52-£67k a year)

It is now becoming more and more apparent that I am being treated as another pair of hands because he has said numerous times that the reason why they recruited for my role was to ease the pressure of him as he was previously the only person doing what I am doing now.

He’s a nice guy but right now it is exhausting and I feel devalued and feel that my skills are better suited elsewhere.

Any advices? Shall I start looking again?

I am UK based and the I keep seeing lots of vacancies for data analysts currently.

I feel so stuck

Hey all,

So my partner surprised us a trip to Valencia this August and booked the package holidays through Iberia Holidays.

We credit al flights to our BA Club and was wondering if the booking will earn us based on spend based (total package price was £2580 for both of us) or will it be based on distance assuming BA will have no access to the price my partner paid.

Lastly, will the flights be eligible for bonus tier points? One of the flights will be domestic within mainland Spain

Thank you!

Hi all,

I am trying to upgrade one of our flights to Club World using Avios from WTP. We were quoted the difference of the peak price difference from both cabins which is expected but frankly shocked at the quoted £497 in taxes per person. We were expecting a rise in surcharges due to the increase in April but not quite what BA are asking.

I have upgraded many of our flights to CW from WTP in the past and don’t remember paying as much as what BA are asking now. In the last year alone, we have paid less than £100 per person for upgrades to CW flying to DOH, MEX, DXB and MIA. The Avios isn’t a problem as I am trying to burn more than 3 million Avios I have banked. Just shocked at the taxes!

Any advice?