Robert

Great article, and you are obviously very helpful.

I understand the concept of teamwork, and the comment about 'you never know when...' however, in my curmudgeonly middle age, I would just like to say that you did the entire job for the reporting team. The next time they need something, they are not going to look for it. They are gonna hit your phone number on speed dial.

And I can almost categorically state that there will never be a time when the report team helps you in your time of need. But I understand teamwork. It just seems like certain parts of the team do all the work and the other parts of the team get all the Gatorade. I am seeing this type of split a lot recently (in the past five years). Before that, either employers were hiring a higher caliber candidate, or the pool of candidates had better problem-solving skills. Different teams had sense of ownership and were proud of something done well. Now I see people showing a sense of accomplishment when you they get somebody else to do their work, but they are proud of it and will gladly own up to having to grind away at that phone to find somebody who could do it. So I guess the fault lies with my most recent employers and their willingness to compromise on quality in the hiring process..

OK, back to your article. This was very well put together. Thanks for writing it up. It will help a lot of folks willing to put forth a little effort.

Respectfully

Jeff Bennett

Member of STLSSUG, Missouri