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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 1

Brandie Tarvin (10/15/2010)
Gail,
Isn't your project's "deadline" sometime next week?

That's what the email is about. It was moved up to this week....

(running real fast...)

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mtillman-921105 SSCertifiable Points: 7156 More actions · Answer 2

Brandie Tarvin (10/15/2010)
Gail,
Isn't your project's "deadline" sometime next week?

That explains it then. When your a contractor (or consultant), in the beggining you're a miracle sent in by the angels, but toward the end of your time they always want to start pointing fingers at you. 'Never seems to fail. I don't miss that part of contracting. But sorry to hear that Gail.

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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 3

GilaMonster (10/15/2010)
GSquared (10/15/2010)
And my evil master plan for conquering the world by working for a small marketing company is going exactly as I have forseen it!! 🙂
Badly?

I was more thinking in terms of "non-existently", but "badly" is probably close enough.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 4

mtillman-921105 (10/15/2010)
When your a contractor (or consultant), in the beggining you're a miracle sent in by the angels, but toward the end of your time they always want to start pointing fingers at you.

Project finished, but not contract finished. They say they have plans for me until early next year.

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 5

GilaMonster (10/15/2010)
mtillman-921105 (10/15/2010)
When your a contractor (or consultant), in the beggining you're a miracle sent in by the angels, but toward the end of your time they always want to start pointing fingers at you.
Project finished, but not contract finished. They say they have plans for me until early next year.

As a fellow consultant, I would suggest you start looking for a new contract now. Nebulous plans are never fun, nor are they necessarily going to come through with all the time. When there's nothing concrete ahead, they're as likely to cut you in a month as they are to keep you until next year. If you get another contract now before this one ends, you can give them 2 weeks notice and be secure in having a new contract before they decide to cut you with no notice.

I'd be less likely to suggest this if they'd dealt well with you until now, but they haven't.

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Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 6

GilaMonster (10/15/2010)
mtillman-921105 (10/15/2010)
When your a contractor (or consultant), in the beggining you're a miracle sent in by the angels, but toward the end of your time they always want to start pointing fingers at you.
Project finished, but not contract finished. They say they have plans for me until early next year.

What plans? Did they lose their current 'volunteer' for the Rack? Perhaps the Thumb Screw? Or perhaps they want you to put your head under the faucet and confirm the 'drips per hour' via your forehead?

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mtillman-921105 SSCertifiable Points: 7156 More actions · Answer 7

GilaMonster (10/15/2010)
mtillman-921105 (10/15/2010)
When your a contractor (or consultant), in the beggining you're a miracle sent in by the angels, but toward the end of your time they always want to start pointing fingers at you.
Project finished, but not contract finished. They say they have plans for me until early next year.

Oh, then you have to keep getting along with them. As a contractor, the ones who work there may be jealous of you and trying some back-biting. As I'm sure you already know, in some ways you have to really tread carefully when your a contractor.

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 8

Alvin Ramard (10/15/2010)
Grant Fritchey (10/15/2010)
GilaMonster (10/15/2010)
And just when I thought the situation at That Client couldn't get any worse....
<headdesk><headdesk><headdesk><headdesk>
(No, I'm not going into details, it's a little too sensitive a topic for that. Just.... :crazy:)
Just remember, hitting the same spot over & over can be bad. Try <headwall><headwall> or <headsink><headsink> just to mix things up.
But seriously, sorry to hear that bad situation is spiralling. Good luck.
And if that doesn't work, try banging somebody else's head against the wall/desk/sink ....

Seems to me that this would be the best approach anyway.

Wayne
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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 9

Alvin Ramard (10/15/2010)
Brandie Tarvin (10/15/2010)
GilaMonster (10/15/2010)
WayneS (10/15/2010)
I take it that you forgot to take your knives in with you??? :hehe:
I wasn't even there today. This latest bout of insanity came by email.
Easy. Easy. Step away from the email, Ma'am. Let the bomb squad defuse it.
That there stuff is dangerous.
For some reason the MythBusters show with the cement truck just came to mind. :w00t:

Epic

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 10

CirquedeSQLeil (10/15/2010)
Alvin Ramard (10/15/2010)
For some reason the MythBusters show with the cement truck just came to mind. :w00t:
Epic

Big boom.

That's one of my all-time favourites, along with the shattering a glass by singing that they actually managed to confirm.

Gail Shaw
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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 11

GilaMonster (10/15/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (10/15/2010)
Alvin Ramard (10/15/2010)
For some reason the MythBusters show with the cement truck just came to mind. :w00t:
Epic
Big boom.
That's one of my all-time favourites, along with the shattering a glass by singing that they actually managed to confirm.

I liked the water heater episodes. Force the water heater to fail and you get a very big bottle rocket and a boom.

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Ron McCullough SSC Guru Points: 63877 More actions · Answer 12

Can anyone help this OP?

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1004378-149-1.aspx#bm1004658

Thaks

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 13

CirquedeSQLeil (10/15/2010)
GilaMonster (10/15/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (10/15/2010)
Alvin Ramard (10/15/2010)
For some reason the MythBusters show with the cement truck just came to mind. :w00t:
Epic
Big boom.
That's one of my all-time favourites, along with the shattering a glass by singing that they actually managed to confirm.
I liked the water heater episodes. Force the water heater to fail and you get a very big bottle rocket and a boom.

I think my favorite might be the one with the racoon in the drainage pipe.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 14

CirquedeSQLeil (10/15/2010)
GilaMonster (10/15/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (10/15/2010)
Alvin Ramard (10/15/2010)
For some reason the MythBusters show with the cement truck just came to mind. :w00t:
Epic
Big boom.
That's one of my all-time favourites, along with the shattering a glass by singing that they actually managed to confirm.
I liked the water heater episodes. Force the water heater to fail and you get a very big bottle rocket and a boom.

Definitely! (We're building our house; I saved this one to show the building inspector.)

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

Dave Ballantyne SSC-Dedicated Points: 33667 More actions · Answer 15

bitbucket-25253 (10/15/2010)
Can anyone help this OP?
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1004378-149-1.aspx#bm1004658
Thaks

Homework surely ???

I always suspect that on employee / student related table , or is it just me ??

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