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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736210 More actions · Answer 1

Grant Fritchey - Friday, December 1, 2017 11:23 AM
Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Friday, December 1, 2017 11:15 AM
It didn't change the weather forecast for CO, either. Still now snow. Try something else.
Yeah, but did you try the clustered columnstore index?

I need to. Dry and warm here. It's @#$%#$%@# December.

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 2

Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Friday, December 1, 2017 11:27 AM
Lynn Pettis - Friday, December 1, 2017 9:09 AM
Why do people think starting new threads for the same issue will help them get the answer(s) they are looking for?
Visibility. Or they find the thread has gone sideways or the responses aren't polite. I can understand this. If someone does, and they didn't like your answers in a previous post, you can post that you provided an answer (or question) in another thread with the link, but leave it be after that. No sense arguing with someone in multiple places.

Just wondering if I should continue my research or not. Leaning to the not side.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736210 More actions · Answer 3

Lynn Pettis - Friday, December 1, 2017 11:34 AM
Just wondering if I should continue my research or not. Leaning to the not side.

Not if they aren't receptive to help. Continue for your own curiosity. Or because you want to write me an article 😉

Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 4

Grant Fritchey - Thursday, November 30, 2017 2:03 PM
Lynn Pettis - Thursday, November 30, 2017 1:05 PM
Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Thursday, November 30, 2017 12:58 PM
jasona.work - Thursday, November 30, 2017 12:33 PM
Vote away!
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/3144579
My first Connect submission, I'm so HAPPY!
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Voted
So did I.
Me three

Congrats on your first Connect item. I voted for it, but I doubt it'll do any good. Either "functions as designed" or "closed won't fix" are the normal responses to many useful items. If it doesn't invent some shiny new toy, it's not viewed favorably. We'll see, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

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Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 5

Brandie Tarvin - Friday, December 1, 2017 8:28 AM
At risk of politicizing The Thread, has anyone noticed any shifts in their workplaces due to the current #MeToo / Sexual Harassment movement?
I'm curious to see how far this has filtered down (if at all) into places that the news media hasn't picked up on yet.

It's curious that you mention it. Just today we got an email reminder on how to deal with harassment (sexual or not). We also need to take online on-demand courses about it every year.

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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 6

Grant Fritchey - Thursday, November 30, 2017 2:03 PM
Lynn Pettis - Thursday, November 30, 2017 1:05 PM
Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Thursday, November 30, 2017 12:58 PM
jasona.work - Thursday, November 30, 2017 12:33 PM
Vote away!
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/3144579
My first Connect submission, I'm so HAPPY!
😎:w00t:
Voted
So did I.
Me three

And many more: me 16

Tom

jasona.work SSC Guru Points: 50117 More actions · Answer 7

Brandie Tarvin - Friday, December 1, 2017 8:28 AM
At risk of politicizing The Thread, has anyone noticed any shifts in their workplaces due to the current #MeToo / Sexual Harassment movement?
I'm curious to see how far this has filtered down (if at all) into places that the news media hasn't picked up on yet.

Not yet, but I work on an all-guys team, in an office with one woman (the other office we just moved out of, with other people from the group, has more women,) but I won't be surprised if at a minimum something comes up in the annual harassment training.

Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20680 More actions · Answer 8

jasona.work - Friday, December 1, 2017 8:33 PM
Brandie Tarvin - Friday, December 1, 2017 8:28 AM
At risk of politicizing The Thread, has anyone noticed any shifts in their workplaces due to the current #MeToo / Sexual Harassment movement?
I'm curious to see how far this has filtered down (if at all) into places that the news media hasn't picked up on yet.
Not yet, but I work on an all-guys team, in an office with one woman (the other office we just moved out of, with other people from the group, has more women,) but I won't be surprised if at a minimum something comes up in the annual harassment training.

My spouse works at a small family business, and her boss just had a conversation about this. She knows where I worked, this was an issue tackled by HR pretty well since the early 80's.
One thing that always stood out to me was in Ethics Training, which was an annual event, although they stated whistler blowers would not be penalized even if they were wrong, I don't feel most believed that.
Which would probably be a big help in correcting this in places where it happens.
Some just move on to a new place rather than risk saying anything to HR.
Truly sad, as the good leaves, while the bad keeps getting bolder.

jasona.work SSC Guru Points: 50117 More actions · Answer 9

Greg Edwards-268690 - Saturday, December 2, 2017 6:53 AM
jasona.work - Friday, December 1, 2017 8:33 PM
Brandie Tarvin - Friday, December 1, 2017 8:28 AM
At risk of politicizing The Thread, has anyone noticed any shifts in their workplaces due to the current #MeToo / Sexual Harassment movement?
I'm curious to see how far this has filtered down (if at all) into places that the news media hasn't picked up on yet.
Not yet, but I work on an all-guys team, in an office with one woman (the other office we just moved out of, with other people from the group, has more women,) but I won't be surprised if at a minimum something comes up in the annual harassment training.
My spouse works at a small family business, and her boss just had a conversation about this. She knows where I worked, this was an issue tackled by HR pretty well since the early 80's.
One thing that always stood out to me was in Ethics Training, which was an annual event, although they stated whistler blowers would not be penalized even if they were wrong, I don't feel most believed that.
Which would probably be a big help in correcting this in places where it happens.
Some just move on to a new place rather than risk saying anything to HR.
Truly sad, as the good leaves, while the bad keeps getting bolder.

Something I've seen pop up rather often in a sysadmins subreddit is the comment that HR is not on the employees side, instead HRs purpose is to protect the company. So if someone goes to HR to whistleblow, HRs first thought will be "how do we protect the company," NOT "how do we help protect the employee."
Sometimes, those two will be one and the same, other times, the employee will be left to fend for themselves...

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173061 More actions · Answer 10

I'm really getting tired of hitting "Reply" to a thread and then being forced to login only to be then sent to an error page instead of back to the thread. This happens even when I remain logged in and haven't removed any cookies.
rant /OFF

Back to my original intended reply...

Cluster feed, cluster feed, cluster feed... Do you know how hard it is to code when baby insists on spending all morning eating? Literally, every time I think baby is done, baby starts screaming for more.

Cluster feed, cluster feed, type one handed, cluster feed.

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Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20680 More actions · Answer 11

jasona.work - Monday, December 4, 2017 6:58 AM
Greg Edwards-268690 - Saturday, December 2, 2017 6:53 AM
jasona.work - Friday, December 1, 2017 8:33 PM
Brandie Tarvin - Friday, December 1, 2017 8:28 AM
At risk of politicizing The Thread, has anyone noticed any shifts in their workplaces due to the current #MeToo / Sexual Harassment movement?
I'm curious to see how far this has filtered down (if at all) into places that the news media hasn't picked up on yet.
Not yet, but I work on an all-guys team, in an office with one woman (the other office we just moved out of, with other people from the group, has more women,) but I won't be surprised if at a minimum something comes up in the annual harassment training.
My spouse works at a small family business, and her boss just had a conversation about this. She knows where I worked, this was an issue tackled by HR pretty well since the early 80's.
One thing that always stood out to me was in Ethics Training, which was an annual event, although they stated whistler blowers would not be penalized even if they were wrong, I don't feel most believed that.
Which would probably be a big help in correcting this in places where it happens.
Some just move on to a new place rather than risk saying anything to HR.
Truly sad, as the good leaves, while the bad keeps getting bolder.
Something I've seen pop up rather often in a sysadmins subreddit is the comment that HR is not on the employees side, instead HRs purpose is to protect the company. So if someone goes to HR to whistleblow, HRs first thought will be "how do we protect the company," NOT "how do we help protect the employee."
Sometimes, those two will be one and the same, other times, the employee will be left to fend for themselves...

If things continue or get worse, HR is exposing themselves to a bigger mess. Part of the problem is most of this happens one on one, so it can boil down to he said she said and is hard to prove. Although left to fend for themselves can over time be an actual strategy that can work if other complaints are lodged. But this does tend to lead to employee doubt.
I was fortunate to work in a place where I did see actions taken up to dismissal occur.
Some harassment is more subtle. Like the programmer that treats the BA as inferior, not even aware that she has a Masters in Computer Science. To me, he was the 'dumb programmer' and she was one smart blonde. We had enough clean up of messes he created to reinforce his superiority was only in his mind.

From an HR side, they do have to cross their t's and dot their i's, as either way they can face litigation. Nothing worse than firing someone for something, have it go through litigation, and due to some unrelated technicality, have to put them back on the payroll with back pay and more.

jasona.work SSC Guru Points: 50117 More actions · Answer 12

Brandie Tarvin - Monday, December 4, 2017 7:07 AM
I'm really getting tired of hitting "Reply" to a thread and then being forced to login only to be then sent to an error page instead of back to the thread. This happens even when I remain logged in and haven't removed any cookies.
rant /OFF
Back to my original intended reply...
Cluster feed, cluster feed, cluster feed... Do you know how hard it is to code when baby insists on spending all morning eating? Literally, every time I think baby is done, baby starts screaming for more.
Cluster feed, cluster feed, type one handed, cluster feed.

/Best Marty Feldman impression...
It could be worse.
It could be twins.
:hehe:

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 13

ARG!!!!!!! Some former MVP's make me so angry! (Said in the voice of the Martian from Bugs Bunny.)

drew.allen SSC Guru Points: 76985 More actions · Answer 14

Lynn Pettis - Monday, December 4, 2017 11:45 AM
ARG!!!!!!! Some former MVP's make me so angry! (Said in the voice of the Martian from Bugs Bunny.)

I saw that. I couldn't believe he actually said that.

Drew

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Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 15

drew.allen - Monday, December 4, 2017 11:48 AM
Lynn Pettis - Monday, December 4, 2017 11:45 AM
ARG!!!!!!! Some former MVP's make me so angry! (Said in the voice of the Martian from Bugs Bunny.)
I saw that. I couldn't believe he actually said that.
Drew

I couldn't help myself - I had to post on it. There was just so much wrong that I couldn't help myself. :crazy: I'll probably regret it later.

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