Steve,

You are right to have concerns, but it doesn't sound like you have taken the time to think this all the way through, or maybe, you don't feel comfortable expressing...

skanker (4/23/2012)

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I would be worried if a prospective employee gave me their password for any system (not that I would ask) as this would show a poor attitude to security....

WolforthJ (3/27/2012)

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In my experience, people in IT don't know where to start with an evaluation. I've asked simple questions about what are the inputs and outputs, how are the functions...

You hit the nail on the head. I used to be a purchasing manager. Salesmen would come in to sell me products, and invariably used pro sports tickets...

TravisDBA (3/14/2012)

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True Dave, but most people don't study it two weeks after it happened. Enough time has not gone by yet for the whole...

paul.knibbs (3/14/2012)

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I think the difference is, if one of your internal systems goes down for any reason, you're in control of getting it back up and running. If the "cloud"...

SQLBill (2/28/2012)

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While I can't take a break from my job (except for vacations), I am branching out into a new area for me. I'm working on becoming a professional...

dshaddock (2/28/2012)

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Dave, I'm sorry to hear about your situation. I find it a little odd, though--you are constantly forced into new roles and do new things but learn nothing...

Working in health care I experience this every day. So does almost everyone I know that works at a hospital.

The problem is, we are required to add new roles,...

Too much security implies too little trust/quote]

Another large issue that causes lapses is that we frequently design things so tight that we force users to find a way to get...

Like others here, I agree that the people (managers) who need feedback aren't going to use this appropriately, and those that would are likely already doing so in some other...

cengland0 (1/30/2012)

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At my company, we already do an Associate Feedback process every year. It's sort of required for the employees to fill out the survey.

If a manager has less...

You pointed out one of the single most frustrating things in this industry. People need a starting point. If "experts" are unwilling to give simple advice as something...

I can barely stop laughing.

Point 1: Steve just recently posted the exact opposite article about how we need to spend MORE time working (phrased as "learning" however) on our own...

call.copse (12/16/2011)

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This puts me in mind of the classic Spolsky hiring diatribe on the theme of 'smart and gets things done'. To be honest in my experience the smart bit...