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Steve Collins SSCrazy Points: 2227 More actions · Answer 1

I've decided to add my name to the list of Steve's around here. My first post on SSC was about 1 year ago. When I signed up I wasn't sure what was the right to go. Seems like a good time to get rid of the old 'scdecade' anonymous screen name.

Aus dem Paradies, das Cantor uns geschaffen, soll uns niemand vertreiben können

jonathan.crawford SSCertifiable Points: 6615 More actions · Answer 2

Steve Collins wrote:

I've decided to add my name to the list of Steve's around here. My first post on SSC was about 1 year ago. When I signed up I wasn't sure what was the right to go. Seems like a good time to get rid of the old 'scdecade' anonymous screen name.

And now all I can think about is the monkey from Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs...

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Steve Collins SSCrazy Points: 2227 More actions · Answer 3

jonathan.crawford wrote:

Steve Collins wrote:
I've decided to add my name to the list of Steve's around here. My first post on SSC was about 1 year ago. When I signed up I wasn't sure what was the right to go. Seems like a good time to get rid of the old 'scdecade' anonymous screen name.
And now all I can think about is the monkey from Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNoucWX5QCw

I had to look it up!

Aus dem Paradies, das Cantor uns geschaffen, soll uns niemand vertreiben können

jonathan.crawford SSCertifiable Points: 6615 More actions · Answer 4

Then you must not be familiar with the FLDSMDFR (pronounced "fl-dzz-mm-duh-fur"), the inspiration for all my acronyms at work. Now I have to go build a function with that name that does....something....only works if you put input as "water" and returns random foods...

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 5

In the "old" system, we used to be able to get RSS feeds from people's blogs. Is that possible now? I don't see that option when I'm at https://www.sqlservercentral.com/author/RSP

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 738632 More actions · Answer 6

Checking, Wayne. Not sure where these might be. I thought WP generated these automatically.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 738632 More actions · Answer 7

https://www.sqlservercentral.com/author/RSP/feed

Add /feed.

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 8

Thanks Steve

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 9

Well, I guess it's time to tell the community what I have known for about 8 months. At this moment it looks like my last day at Parsons is definitely going to be 2020-08-20, just two more weeks. Which sort of sucks because I thought I had found safe ground for a at least 1 or 2 months but it doesn't look like the project lead and PM communicated that information back to my functional manager. I am hoping the Jon and I can fix that next week to at least give me some reprieve.

Talking with one of the other people on the project it looks like I may have been going about my search in house wrong. Instead of just looking for a new full time position I should have been looking for other projects that were using SQL Server and needed expert help like that I could provide. Of course I really don't know how to network inside a large project focused organization.

I have applied for several positions both inside and outside of Parsons but haven't heard anything but crickets so far.

I should go out and fully update my LinkedIn profile, that could help. Curious, does anyone think it would be beneficial to pay for the Premium level? I can get it for 30 day free right now. I was always reluctant to do so in the past while I had a solid fulltime position because the promotion is an opt-out thing meaning you automatically start paying for it if you don't cancel before the end of the promotional period. I really would prefer an opt-in format meaning I don't give my payment information until I decide to opt-in after the promotional period.

I would be open to any assistance, like looking over my resume, making suggestions on how to improve my LinkedIn profile, just a general shoulder to cry on. Okay, that last is a joke, sort of.

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 10

Wow, sqlservercentral doesn't like MS Edge as a browser. You don't get the drop down from the Forums to let you select active threads or the like plus you get an Failed to load plugin: hm_bbpuip_image (I won't go into the long url, plus the tail end is covered by a close button).

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004638 More actions · Answer 11

Step 1, get a much nicer picture for linked in and smile a little bit.

Step 2, update your recent history and make sure you list your major accomplishments!

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

BrainDonor SSCoach Points: 19269 More actions · Answer 12

I've used the LinkedIn Premium, a long time ago and found it to be a bit of a waste.

It lets you send more messages and get better details of searches that you've been included in but nothing starting.

Setting the 'Job Seeking Preferences' in your profile, to indicate that you're open to opportunities and ensure that your job history, profile and skills are up to date. You'll be picked up in recruiter's searches as somebody available and they'll approach you before too long.

Best of luck and I hope your job-hunting goes well.

Steve Hall
Linkedin
Blog Site

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 399278 More actions · Answer 13

I have a standing offer on LinkedIn to promote anyone looking for work. I'll double down on that for Threadizens. I can actually say I know that you know what you're talking about. So Lynn, if you are looking, send me a link to your profile. I'll push it to my group. I also have a head hunter who was looking for people. I normally don't link to them, ever. However, she was smart enough to promote her involvement in Scouting in her request for a contact. I can't help but support Scouts. Anyway, I can also pass on the link to her.

Anyone else looking, same offer.

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt

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SQL Server Query Performance Tuning

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182948 More actions · Answer 14

Grant Fritchey wrote:

I have a standing offer on LinkedIn to promote anyone looking for work. I'll double down on that for Threadizens. I can actually say I know that you know what you're talking about. So Lynn, if you are looking, send me a link to your profile. I'll push it to my group. I also have a head hunter who was looking for people. I normally don't link to them, ever. However, she was smart enough to promote her involvement in Scouting in her request for a contact. I can't help but support Scouts. Anyway, I can also pass on the link to her.
Anyone else looking, same offer.

Likewise Grant, that is if you need a proper job 😉

😎

Michael L John One Orange Chip Points: 27079 More actions · Answer 15

Wow Lynn, that stinks. I was pretty fearful of being eliminated when we let a significant number of folks go in April. I definitely was not looking forward to looking for a job at 62.

Michael L John
If you assassinate a DBA, would you pull a trigger?
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