I have heard mixed results on this myself in the past and the bottom line for 24/7 shops out there is we just can't afford thet kind of down time...

rick-507511 (1/21/2010)

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hey, SSC-enthusiastic, if you trained your replacement in 6 months, I'd guess the company 'did it' to themselves. What is 6 months training for a DBA? A...

dma-669038 (1/20/2010)

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I couldn't agree more with the concept and practising it among friends and community. Must add a word of caution based on experience when it comes to practising this...

Consider it dropped. 🙂

I already apologized for that remark and that is the end of that as far as I am concerned. I do not personally remind people of things they have already...

I can see banning me if I used profanity or something along these lines like calling someone "small-minded" that I did not know. But I stated a personal opinion based...

You are assuming that I am working form home. WRONG! I am off today. But that is a very sweet deal. Are you guys hiring? 🙂

LSAdvantage (1/20/2010)

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Just to put another spin on the subject that was raised about how people should not be providing free advice on a forum during work hours. My boss...

rick-507511 (1/20/2010)

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Well, folks, I'm so seasoned that I'm pretty salty. I've been helped by a number of good folks over a 40 year career, and have helped train a...

This simple axiom applies to life in general, people. It has very little to do specifically just with giving SQL Server advice. It's called Karma. When you always give of...

I have gotten people fired in the past who say "it depends" all the time. Either give me a straight non-convoluted answer, or keep quiet or just say I don't...

Totally not true.. Citrix is a perfect example of this because they primarily develop software/services. Horrible management starting from the top down. I'm surprised that their CEO is not in...

Not only is the book great, but all of his videos on the subject on http://www.sqlshare.com are also must sees as well. He is one of the best...

Great article Steve! One of the most accurate articiles I have read in recent history about IT management's attitudes in the work place. Also, I think a lot of this...

Thanks Jack, but the more I think about this it really kind of makes sense for Mickeysoft. The one thing they have always lacked throughout the years is CONSISTENCY. 🙂