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jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 1

*snort* Must be the virtual water today, just received a request for something marked as Medium priority (out of Critical/High/Med/Low) with a due date of four days, when I have multiple Critical and High in my queue. This issue was requesting research for an existing report, and the immediate need had been addressed already.

When I responded that I was pushing the delivery date back a couple weeks, they emailed God & country saying that they would have to reach out to other depts to get their info until it was fixed. When I said that wasn't so, and if they had a real need to enter a Critical ticket and someone would get to it, they asked if we would resolve the Critical tickets "within the hour"....

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 2

GSquared (11/12/2010)
about an hour later, you report back, "I found a really clever way to get that new request done ahead of deadline". 😀

Hell no, then they'll be expecting the 3 week change that they insist be done in no more than a week to be done in a day.

Gail Shaw
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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 3

bitbucket-25253 (11/12/2010)
Gail is the time you spend answering these e-mails billable to the client?
If so ... rejoice, if not it should be.

Of course it is.

It's still time that I could have spent more productively on actually getting these @#$#@%#%$ changes done. By now I think more time has been spent going backward and forward commenting, recommenting, repeating comments, etc than the changes will actually take.

Gail Shaw
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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 4

GilaMonster (11/12/2010)
GSquared (11/12/2010)
about an hour later, you report back, "I found a really clever way to get that new request done ahead of deadline". 😀
Hell no, then they'll be expecting the 3 week change that they insist be done in no more than a week to be done in a day.

Ah, yes. Then you have to change the tactic a bit. Instead of telling someone it's something that was already gone over in prior meetings, you tell them, "yes, I anticipated that a need like that would probably come up and built in something that I think will do what you need..." Has the advantage that, if someone goes, "wait a minute, we asked you for that weeks ago", you can say that the anticipation was because of that, and make it a light joke on the person who requested it a second time. You have to practice the right sarcastic grin to go along with that, of course.

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Johan Bijnens SSC Guru Points: 135376 More actions · Answer 5

Jeff Moden

It has been a pleasure meeting you at sqlpass, as well as meeting Grant, Steve, Andy and other renowned names at SSC.

Thank you for sharing a good time as well as the occasion to learn.

It was a petty some of us couldn't make it, maybe next year.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004409 More actions · Answer 6

ALZDBA (11/12/2010)
Jeff Moden
It has been a pleasure meeting you at sqlpass, as well as meeting Grant, Steve, Andy and other renowned names at SSC.
Thank you for sharing a good time as well as the occasion to learn.
It was a petty some of us couldn't make it, maybe next year.

Thanks, Johan! I was a real pleasure finally gettig to meet you and some of the other folks, as well. I missed the SSC party because of a previous commitment, but I'm keeping that wide open for next year.

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Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 7

last week was a blast. Now I am at the airport to go home. I had the privilege to meet some of the regulars at pass. It was a real pleasure to meet them all. I had a great time on Friday. Hanged around with Jeff Moden.

Too bad I was not able to meet Steve.

Here is the way to recognize Steve.

Tall Dude + Cowboy Hat + Friday Shirt. Sometimes you might see him in a horse.

-Roy

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398909 More actions · Answer 8

Man, last week was a thrill ride. I too got to meet several of the regulars, although I didn't see nearly enough of Jeff. Sorry about that one. Johann even gave me some excellent feedback on my presentation that I'll be using next Saturday at SQL Saturday #59 in NYC. You guys are really great people.

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 9

Who all is planning on going to SQL Rally in Orlando in May?

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WayneS (11/14/2010)
Who all is planning on going to SQL Rally in Orlando in May?

I might go.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 11

WayneS (11/14/2010)
Who all is planning on going to SQL Rally in Orlando in May?

No. Too much travel tentatively planned for next year already.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 12

Grant Fritchey (11/14/2010)
WayneS (11/14/2010)
Who all is planning on going to SQL Rally in Orlando in May?
I might go.

Might go? Aren't you presenting there?

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

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398909 More actions · Answer 13

GilaMonster (11/14/2010)
Grant Fritchey (11/14/2010)
WayneS (11/14/2010)
Who all is planning on going to SQL Rally in Orlando in May?
I might go.
Might go? Aren't you presenting there?

And that's why I might go.

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Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 14

I am back home after a week of SQL Pass. It was great to hang around with Jeff the whole of Friday.

-Roy

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736479 More actions · Answer 15

Not sure if I'll go to the SQL Rally myself. The longer format is both good and bad for me. If I go, I'll likely be a Red Gate sponsor, helping show off tools.