Are the posted questions getting worse?

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Are the posted questions getting worse?

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jasona.work SSC Guru Points: 50227 More actions · Answer 1

Hoo boy, I need to stop joking about living in "interesting times."

We're a small team, 8 people (as of right now, keep reading,) we had 9 (one guy got moved to another team,) and we're about to get smaller. 1 guy has decided it's time to throw in the towel and retire, 1 guy is semi-looking for a different position, and 1 guy is not entirely happy and is looking (and, he's the guy who's been getting trained to support the specialized app the retiring guy has been supporting since '07)

We could very quickly become a team of 5, and of that 5:

2x are more "admin" / cyber-security than app support
1x is a contractor who could leave on a whim
1x is the web server support guy
1x is the SQL Server support guy (me)

AND to add to the fun-factor, we're in a hiring freeze with no signs of it ending any time soon, so no backfilling if someone leaves and no adding bodies to the contract...

Gonna be an interesting next couple months

Jo Pattyn SSC-Dedicated Points: 32577 More actions · Answer 2

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August 21, 2025 at 9:15 am

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Wow, luckily you got that camping trip

jasona.work SSC Guru Points: 50227 More actions · Answer 3

Yeah, the camping trip this past weekend was a nice get-away. Took my Jeep off roading near the campground, spent a fair bit of time just loafing in a lounger with a good book...

Got chewed up by insects some, but that's what happens in the outdoors!

jasona.work SSC Guru Points: 50227 More actions · Answer 4

So the wife and I had a discussion and, presuming my employer declines to pay for me to go to Summit in November, we're going to pay out of pocket.

My question for the regular attendees, do I need to worry about the 3-day passes selling out? I'm thinking the soonest / latest I'll find out if my employer is paying is going to be early October, and if I pay my way now and they approve me going, I won't be reimbursed.

SQLDCH SSChampion Points: 11661 More actions · Answer 5

We need two players to fill our SSC fantasy football league. Check post "Fantasy Football 2025".

League is thru Yahoo. DM me and post in the above and I'll get you added. First come, first served.

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Yeah, well...The Dude abides.

jasona.work SSC Guru Points: 50227 More actions · Answer 6

Well one advantage I'll have attending Summit in November on my dime...

I can ignore any incoming calls on my phone from the office! TECHNICALLY I'll be on "vacation" LoL

Jo Pattyn SSC-Dedicated Points: 32577 More actions · Answer 7

Thanks Grant for coming to Dataminds Belgium. Did you have a good signal with that large antenna?

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 739760 More actions · Answer 8

Wow, just realized this thread has been very quiet.

Hope everyone is doing well as we move into fall.

Jo Pattyn SSC-Dedicated Points: 32577 More actions · Answer 9

Jo Pattyn

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October 14, 2025 at 8:09 am

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Still allright but the cold/flu is coming to town

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173116 More actions · Answer 10

Sooooooo quiet around here....

Could use some help here if you've of a mind: Need to overload tempdb – SQLServerCentral Forums.

Thanks. Hope everyone is doing well.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 739760 More actions · Answer 11

I know I've been busy, and losing notifications for a few weeks (WP upgrade) was really impactful.

Hopefully your note (or mine) ping a few people.

Looking forward to the PASS Summit next week, hope to see some of you there.

Jo Pattyn SSC-Dedicated Points: 32577 More actions · Answer 12

The absence of notifications did a lot. Anyway there is a new version of Visual Studio 2026 and SSMS 22 (instead of 21)

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 739760 More actions · Answer 13

Yeah, FYI, if you had ssms 22 preview, I couldn't upgrade it from the VS installed. Had to go to aka.ms/ssms to get the new installer. Uninstalled old, installing new now (and fingers crossed). The GHCP integration was flaky for me in preview, so hoping it's better now.

Neil Burton SSC-Insane Points: 23129 More actions · Answer 14

It's a big month for me. After 21 years, I'm being made redundant on the 28th when we finally hand over our contract to another company. I started at the very pointy end of the operation, knocking on peoples' doors in the middle of the night but I'm finishing off a long way from there. Job-hunting is scary.

On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173116 More actions · Answer 15

21 years is a good run. It's a shame about the redundancy right before the holiday season. I don't know if my company has openings for your skill set or not, but check out our jobs link to see if anything speaks to you.

U.S. is definitely WFH remote. Belfast I think is WFH remote. Not sure about jobs listed for any other "location."

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