• The way in which queries are formatted is very subjective. Some people like this:

    select col1, col2, col3

    from mytable

    inner join myothertable on col1 = myfk

    where time < getdate()

    others prefer more indentation.

    select col1, col2, col3

    from mytable

    inner join myothertable on col1 = myfk

    where time < getdate()

    still others want better separation.

    select

    col1

    , col2

    , col3

    from mytable

    inner join myothertable

    on col1 = myfk

    where time < getdate()

    I think I'd ask people what is hard to read in the company. Perhaps there are things you can do to adapt. The other thing is to use a tool like SQL Prompt from Redgate Software to allow reformatting. Then if someone doesn't like your format, they just change it to theirs.

    And you can change it back.

    Disclosure: I work for Redgate Software.