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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173080 More actions · Answer 1

CirquedeSQLeil (10/12/2010)
GilaMonster (10/12/2010)
3) Stabbing your team members in the back (figuratively) is not a good way of advancing your career. It doesn't take long for people to figure out what's happening and when they do they will hate you forever.
Pulling knife from back - I know what you mean.

But is it career advancement they're actually looking for?

Or are they more worried that someone will figure out other people are smarter than they are and they're desperately trying to keep their jobs by making other people "look foolish"?

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 2

Brandie Tarvin (10/12/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (10/12/2010)
GilaMonster (10/12/2010)
3) Stabbing your team members in the back (figuratively) is not a good way of advancing your career. It doesn't take long for people to figure out what's happening and when they do they will hate you forever.
Pulling knife from back - I know what you mean.
But is it career advancement they're actually looking for?
Or are they more worried that someone will figure out other people are smarter than they are and they're desperately trying to keep their jobs by making other people "look foolish"?

Either way breeds ill-content

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173080 More actions · Answer 3

CirquedeSQLeil (10/12/2010)
Brandie Tarvin (10/12/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (10/12/2010)
GilaMonster (10/12/2010)
3) Stabbing your team members in the back (figuratively) is not a good way of advancing your career. It doesn't take long for people to figure out what's happening and when they do they will hate you forever.
Pulling knife from back - I know what you mean.
But is it career advancement they're actually looking for?
Or are they more worried that someone will figure out other people are smarter than they are and they're desperately trying to keep their jobs by making other people "look foolish"?
Either way breeds ill-content

True. But under the right conditions, fear can be fixed and that person can be turned into a productive teammate. Ambition ignores reasoned debate and can't be retrained.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736494 More actions · Answer 4

OK, I'm confused. Any ideas? Difference in performance after copying the mdf to a new server.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1002991-360-1.aspx?Update=1

TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 5

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/12/2010)
OK, I'm confused. Any ideas? Difference in performance after copying the mdf to a new server.
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1002991-360-1.aspx?Update=1

The two files are logically the same, but not necessarily physically even similar - the file on the new machine probably fits a single physical extent, the file on the old machine may be all over the place owing to historical growth. On 10krpm discs (which typically have long seek times) this can make a big difference, and it's even worse on old slow discs (7.2krpm and slower, but maybe no-one would put those into a server). Also there may be physical differences between the machines: a shiny new server (or desktop) could easily have more than 4 times the SQL performance of the production server described - probably 4 times as much RAM and between one and a half and five times as much CPU power (and maybe faster discs too - a lot of new servers use 15krpm discs typical with seek times around 14% of the 10krpm discs of a few years back).

Tom

The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 6

Modest proposal for you, Gail: Take your katana and wakazashi to the next meeting.

Just lay them on the table and proceed to discuss things normally.

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 7

The Dixie Flatline (10/12/2010)
Modest proposal for you, Gail: Take your katana and wakazashi to the next meeting.
Just lay them on the table and proceed to discuss things normally.

Katana? .... speaking of knife in the back .... :w00t:

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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 8

Alvin Ramard (10/12/2010)
The Dixie Flatline (10/12/2010)
Modest proposal for you, Gail: Take your katana and wakazashi to the next meeting.
Just lay them on the table and proceed to discuss things normally.
Katana? .... speaking of knife in the back .... :w00t:

That would be the wakazashi.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 9

The Dixie Flatline (10/12/2010)
Modest proposal for you, Gail: Take your katana and wakazashi to the next meeting.

Oh this wasn't a planned meeting. This was me getting hauled up in front of someone on the management team and shouted at. Next time I think I'll just be walking away, picking up my laptop and leaving.

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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 10

Revised modest proposal: Carry katana and wakazashi on your person at all times.

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Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 11

Gail, I thought Gail were working for yourself. I did not know that you were working for some company.

-Roy

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 12

Roy Ernest (10/12/2010)
Gail, I thought Gail were working for yourself. I did not know that you were working for some company.

From what I understand, she does - she's a hired consultant for this company. Obviously, greatly under paid for what she's going through there.

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 13

WayneS (10/12/2010)
Roy Ernest (10/12/2010)
Gail, I thought Gail were working for yourself. I did not know that you were working for some company.
From what I understand, she does - she's a hired consultant for this company. Obviously, greatly under paid for what she's going through there.

I work for a very small consulting company. Almost the same as being solo, just there's someone else to do the billing and chasing of money.

Wayne's right, am doing consulting/contract work with this company. That's why I put the line 'Consultants != scapegoats' in the last rant. I'm supposed to be helping them clean up long-term mess and do development that they can't. In reality....

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 14

WayneS (10/11/2010)
Jeff Moden (10/10/2010)
WayneS (10/10/2010)
Hey gang... not definite yet, but my wife is talking about letting me spend the $ to go to PASS. 😀
Any suggestions on good, inexpensive, close places to stay? Guys to share a room with? Are any discounts still available? It's looking like it's going to cost us about $3k... does that seem about right to you'll?
Do you snore? I actually don't want your opinion on that... ask your wife. Do you snore? 😉
She says yes - a little bit louder than heavy breathing.
Just remembered that I'm also scheduled to give my presentation to my UG on that Thursday....

FYI: I've decided to commit to SQL Rally instead of this. Company won't pitch in any, and it's just too much $$$ to handle by myself at this point. Plus, SQL Rally is closer, and my wife can visit her mother. The cost savings just might mean that I can do a pre-con also!

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 15

Wayne, I think you're going to make Jack and Andy very happy with that comment. 🙂

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