Keeps every dataset like it’s a family heirloom but can’t explain where it came from or what it’s for.
Swears they'll clean up the data “next sprint” but hasn't archived a table since the Big Bang. Their personal storage solutions rival some small companies. They can still access that CSV file from 2012 that 'might be useful someday.' Team members come to them when they need historical data because they know they've got backups of the backups. Their motto: 'Disk space is cheap, lost data is forever.' The data team's equivalent of a dusty filing cabinet—collects every data point “just in case,” but couldn’t find a clean dataset if their dashboard depended on it.
"Our query took 12 minutes to run because the data hoarder insisted on keeping 10 years of raw clickstream logs for historical context."
"The data hoarder’s personal folder has 47 CSVs labeled 'final_FINAL_v3_backup.'"
