December 18, 2009 at 5:01 pm
I've been surprised to see quite a few people on Twitter/Facebook posting that today or sometime next week is the end of their work year. I know there are some companies that close down a week or so at the end of the year, but wondering how many people will be working over the next two weeks?
I'll still be here, minus a day or two of skiing 🙂
December 18, 2009 at 5:16 pm
I'll still be working too, minus a few days off around each of the holidays.
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December 18, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Same as Jason, here. Working both weeks with a couple of days off in the later.
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December 18, 2009 at 8:38 pm
I'd be working all business days. :w00t: That's a problem being a consultant.
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December 18, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Even when not working, you're still working (around the house, or at the house in your office). And if you're truly not working, then there is SSC - which I am sure I will make some time to visit.
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December 21, 2009 at 6:39 am
I'll be working both weeks. As a matter of fact, our job in these two weeks is to discourage development teams from "deploying before the end of the year" in order to make an arbitrary deadline. The "emergency" deployments coming our are almost always bad and cause damage to the database. We've had several try to schedule deployments for the 24th. They seem shocked when we suggest that people might not be around on that day.
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December 21, 2009 at 7:30 am
Grant Fritchey (12/21/2009)
I'll be working both weeks. As a matter of fact, our job in these two weeks is to discourage development teams from "deploying before the end of the year" in order to make an arbitrary deadline. The "emergency" deployments coming our are almost always bad and cause damage to the database. We've had several try to schedule deployments for the 24th. They seem shocked when we suggest that people might not be around on that day.
Oh - so those guys work at your place as well... I had to throw a conniption last week to stop a major update on the 24th. From a vendor not known for seamless upgrades. On a patch that hadn't fully been regression tested. With no rollback scenario.
I know - what could POSSIBLY go wrong in that scenario?
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Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on my part...unless you're my manager...or a director and above...or a really loud-spoken end-user..All right - what was my emergency again?
December 21, 2009 at 7:40 am
I have Thursday and Friday off this week, and Friday next week, otherwise I'm working all normal days.
My neighbors are both school teachers, and they have quite a bit of time off.
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December 21, 2009 at 7:51 am
I'm still working. Need to get a report done for current client for when they get back from vacation. Doesn't really bother me, I have plenty of time to get it done so there's no real rush this week.
I won't be working over the christmas long weekend. Mum has a very strict no-computers rule, so I'll probably pack a SQL book or 2 instead.
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December 21, 2009 at 8:19 am
Only working today and tomorrow this week, taking three days vacation next week so not working at all next week.
December 21, 2009 at 9:00 am
Grant Fritchey (12/21/2009)
We've had several try to schedule deployments for the 24th. They seem shocked when we suggest that people might not be around on that day.
My worst deployment support was on the 31st of the year. I went home on the 2nd. However that was mandated.
Didn't someone recently post that we ought to develop based on the requirements needed rather than a deadline?
December 21, 2009 at 9:29 am
Steve Jones - Editor (12/21/2009)
My worst deployment support was on the 31st of the year. I went home on the 2nd. However that was mandated.
That sounds familiar.
A few years back the DBA team (all of us) did the SQL 200-2005 upgrade on the major production server over the easter long weekend. We started Friday afternoon and finished late monday evening. Not a fun holiday.
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December 21, 2009 at 10:50 am
Steve Jones - Editor (12/21/2009)
Grant Fritchey (12/21/2009)
...Didn't someone recently post that we ought to develop based on the requirements needed rather than a deadline?
Hallelujah. All too common a practice. At least one current project I am one, Sr. mgmt is mandating that it be done to requirements and the date finished is the least of the worries.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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December 22, 2009 at 8:05 am
The only holidays I'm getting this year are Christmas Day and Monday 28th December, and I'm only getting those because they're bank holidays in the UK! My colleague doesn't even get the 28th off...
December 22, 2009 at 9:37 am
I just found out I have the 28th off as well, so I'll check in, but likely going skiing.
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