January 20, 2011 at 2:09 pm
bitbucket-25253 (1/20/2011)
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/20/2011)
New forum for speakers. Critique abstracts and titles. I would love the feedback from people that actually go to sessions and try to decide what's good and bad.I'm getting the "Permission Denied" error in Google Reader from the RSS feed for this one.
Am I the only one getting these errrors in Google Reader? No one on The Thread is using it?
I'm getting an ASP Runtime error by trying to click on Steve's link.
Using IE 7 on a XP Professional box ... no problem
Seems to be working properly now for me as well.
January 20, 2011 at 6:13 pm
Arrrggggg!
January 20, 2011 at 6:49 pm
Koen (da-zero) (1/19/2011)
WayneS (1/19/2011)
This thread has made me realize that I suck in deciphering job descriptions. Craig, hurry up with your articles - I need the help!!!At my place, job descriptions are awful. They are always looking for some sort of superman, but a cheap one.
It is usually something like this:
* fluent in at least 3 programming languages (that is ok, it's just the syntax that is different, the ideas remain the same)
* amazing team person
* has an extraordinary functional skillset
* great feeling for the business side
* expert in 3 or 4 tools that are somewhat related (like SAP, Oracle, Cognos and Microsoft BI)
* fluent in 3 languages (mostly Dutch, French and English. I live in a multilingual country)
* marvellous soft skills
I'm sure that there are people who have all those skills combined, but seriously - and I'm probably making a crude generalization here - people who have expert technical skills are not always that extrovert and well versed in soft skills (I know there are exceptions), and I'm not even talking about multilinguality.
But here's the catch: you mustn't have more than 3 years experience (otherwise you're too expensive).
Wait. Wut? A junior profile who has super technical skills who can sweet talk a nun into bed?
Sometimes I ask myself of some of those job hunters take themselves seriously...
(allright, it is late and this is a rant...)
You left out "must provide a letter of recommendation from two living Presidents":-P.
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January 20, 2011 at 7:24 pm
Jeff Moden (1/20/2011)
Koen (da-zero) (1/19/2011)
WayneS (1/19/2011)
This thread has made me realize that I suck in deciphering job descriptions. Craig, hurry up with your articles - I need the help!!!At my place, job descriptions are awful. They are always looking for some sort of superman, but a cheap one.
It is usually something like this:
* fluent in at least 3 programming languages (that is ok, it's just the syntax that is different, the ideas remain the same)
* amazing team person
* has an extraordinary functional skillset
* great feeling for the business side
* expert in 3 or 4 tools that are somewhat related (like SAP, Oracle, Cognos and Microsoft BI)
* fluent in 3 languages (mostly Dutch, French and English. I live in a multilingual country)
* marvellous soft skills
(allright, it is late and this is a rant...)
You left out "must provide a letter of recommendation from two living Presidents":-P.
Hmmm, that must be my failing. I keep trying to use one from George and one from Abe...
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January 20, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Jeff Moden (1/20/2011)
You left out "must provide a letter of recommendation from two living Presidents":-P.
Actually I think it's "six (*) letters of reccomendation from the current Ministers President, one from the Monarch, and one from the Mayor of Eupen" :-D. He's also left out the usual requirement for at least 4 years of experience of SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows 2008 R2 ;-).
(*) although there are only four Ministers President, six letters are required since because there are 6 Minister President positions. For example, one letter is required from the Minister President of the Vlaamse Gemeenschap and another from the Minister President of the Vlaams Gewest, even though these are one and the same person :w00t:.
Actually, that jobspec looks very familiar. One particular agency keeps sending me jobspecs just like that one, usually for 6 month or 12 month contracts, although I've made it clear to them that I speak no Dutch, have no interest in SAP and other such unfriendly trash, have not worked with Oracle since the early 90s, and currently am not prepared to work more than 16 weeks maximum per year. This is probably because they know I did several short contracts in Brussels years ago and think that that means I'm fluent in all four languages used in IT in Belgium (Flemish, French, English, German - I can handle the middle two, but my German isn't up to business use standard and my Flemish is nonexistent beyond ordering drinks and food in a bar). And they quote pay rates that wouldn't get me out of bed - as Koen said it's what a not especialy good programmer with three years experience (or less) could reasonably expect to be paid.
Tom
January 20, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Lynn Pettis (1/20/2011)
Arrrggggg!
Just a follow-up. I will now be spending one or more hours moving a column back to its original position in the row in seven tables. Just because the data needs to be exported in that specific order for another system.
Why this can't be handled in the export routing, I have no idea.
I really need to find something else. It can still be with Oracle, though I'd prefer to get back to SQL Server, just as long as it is with a group and a company that will value my knowledge, experience, and abilities.
January 20, 2011 at 10:57 pm
Lynn Pettis (1/20/2011)
Lynn Pettis (1/20/2011)
Arrrggggg!Just a follow-up. I will now be spending one or more hours moving a column back to its original position in the row in seven tables. Just because the data needs to be exported in that specific order for another system.
Why this can't be handled in the export routing, I have no idea.
I really need to find something else. It can still be with Oracle, though I'd prefer to get back to SQL Server, just as long as it is with a group and a company that will value my knowledge, experience, and abilities.
Ordinal position matters in tables in Oracle? I'm surprised.
Good luck! I hope the job market is picking up by you. Can't hurt to start looking.
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January 20, 2011 at 11:19 pm
Stefan Krzywicki (1/20/2011)
Lynn Pettis (1/20/2011)
Lynn Pettis (1/20/2011)
Arrrggggg!Just a follow-up. I will now be spending one or more hours moving a column back to its original position in the row in seven tables. Just because the data needs to be exported in that specific order for another system.
Why this can't be handled in the export routing, I have no idea.
I really need to find something else. It can still be with Oracle, though I'd prefer to get back to SQL Server, just as long as it is with a group and a company that will value my knowledge, experience, and abilities.
Ordinal position matters in tables in Oracle? I'm surprised.
Good luck! I hope the job market is picking up by you. Can't hurt to start looking.
No, it doesn't matter. What matters is that my knowledge, experience, and abilities have basically been minimized and I get no support from the Lead Engineer on the project. In fact, he's the one telling me I need to do this, if though it would be easier and faster to change the extract utility to provide the data in the proper order rather than having to mess with the databases changes and all the change management processes we will have to go through to get the changes into production.
January 21, 2011 at 12:17 am
Jeff Moden (1/20/2011)
You left out "must provide a letter of recommendation from two living Presidents":-P.
Aah, that's why I didn't get the job, I could only get one 😉 😎
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January 21, 2011 at 12:22 am
Tom.Thomson (1/20/2011)
Actually I think it's "six (*) letters of reccomendation from the current Ministers President, one from the Monarch, and one from the Mayor of Eupen" :-D.
That will be tough, as we don't really have a government right now 🙂
Tom.Thomson (1/20/2011)
(*) although there are only four Ministers President, six letters are required since because there are 6 Minister President positions. For example, one letter is required from the Minister President of the Vlaamse Gemeenschap and another from the Minister President of the Vlaams Gewest, even though these are one and the same person :w00t:.
Actually, in Brussels it is even worse. One family there can must in some cases obey laws from 3 different governments. (Flemish <> Brussels Capital <> Federal).
Tom.Thomson (1/20/2011)
This is probably because they know I did several short contracts in Brussels years ago and think that that means I'm fluent in all four languages used in IT in Belgium (Flemish, French, English, German - I can handle the middle two, but my German isn't up to business use standard and my Flemish is nonexistent beyond ordering drinks and food in a bar).
German in IT? Luckily I haven't encountered that yet here in Belgium 😀
(I speak absolutely no German, except for what I've learned from movies. And that isn't pretty)
En voor mij een pintje aub. :-D:cool:
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January 21, 2011 at 12:24 am
Stefan Krzywicki (1/20/2011)
Ordinal position matters in tables in Oracle? I'm surprised.
It if was, CJ Date would turn around in his grave (but he isn't dead luckily).
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January 21, 2011 at 4:35 am
Lynn Pettis (1/20/2011)
Lynn Pettis (1/20/2011)
Arrrggggg!Just a follow-up. I will now be spending one or more hours moving a column back to its original position in the row in seven tables. Just because the data needs to be exported in that specific order for another system.
Why this can't be handled in the export routing, I have no idea.
I really need to find something else. It can still be with Oracle, though I'd prefer to get back to SQL Server, just as long as it is with a group and a company that will value my knowledge, experience, and abilities.
<internet sympathy hug>
Lynn, where are you right now? Maybe someone can help you find that perfect job.
January 21, 2011 at 4:44 am
Mail I sent earlier to my PM: "Please arrange a meeting monday morning with the business owner so that we can discuss <stuff>"
5 min later meeting request arrives. For 2pm today (friday)
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January 21, 2011 at 4:51 am
GilaMonster (1/21/2011)
Mail I sent earlier to my PM: "Please arrange a meeting monday morning with the business owner so that we can discuss <stuff>"5 min later meeting request arrives. For 2pm today (friday)
"What's in a name? A day by any other has just as many thorns!"
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January 21, 2011 at 4:58 am
Brandie Tarvin (1/21/2011)
GilaMonster (1/21/2011)
Mail I sent earlier to my PM: "Please arrange a meeting monday morning with the business owner so that we can discuss <stuff>"5 min later meeting request arrives. For 2pm today (friday)
"What's in a name? A day by any other has just as many thorns!"
-- Bad Shakespeare
Except that I'm not on site today and have no intention of going in there.
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