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  • RE: Does the Job Matter To You?

    Dan.Humphries (5/21/2010)

    I agree that in political environments this type if ideology will grow but stock holders dictate corporate policy. The kind of force that would be required to change that...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

    May 21, 2010 at 12:44 pm

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  • RE: Where a Rose is not a rose…

    djackson 22568 (5/21/2010)

    dcraday (5/21/2010)

    For djackson -Now you're making me think - a dangerous thing most times.

    I don't know why you'd want a variable that is so much the same -...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

    May 21, 2010 at 12:34 pm

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  • RE: Does the Job Matter To You?

    Dan.Humphries (5/21/2010)

    The sox standard is not that wide spread. The number of comapanies that fall under such a standard are massivly out numbered by those that do not have any...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

    May 21, 2010 at 12:21 pm

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  • RE: Does the Job Matter To You?

    joefeigelman (5/21/2010)

    If you are happy being mediocre and just doing a job for a paycheck, then your standards are lacking. Someone once said 'Anything worth doing is worth doing...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

    May 21, 2010 at 11:38 am

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  • RE: Where a Rose is not a rose…

    Hugo Kornelis (5/21/2010)

    While I mostly agree with the sentiment expressed in the editorial, there is one place where I don't. Where, in fact, I'd even reverse the statement:

    "There really is...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

    May 21, 2010 at 8:35 am

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  • RE: Does the Job Matter To You?

    And even in SOX audited places DBA roles are very hazy, they do define what you should not do but you are still expected to do a lot of...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

    May 21, 2010 at 6:46 am

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  • RE: Does the Job Matter To You?

    jay holovacs (5/20/2010)

    TravisDBA (5/20/2010)

    Sar-Box audits in many companies takes this multi-job description/ duties thing totally out of the equation. You simply can't do it, and risk getting your company...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

    May 20, 2010 at 11:09 am

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  • RE: Does the Job Matter To You?

    jcrawf02 (5/20/2010)All the more reason for employers to have job descriptions match actual duties. Didn't realize that one. What exactly is that supposed to be enforcing?

    Strict separation of duties and...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

    May 20, 2010 at 10:59 am

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  • RE: Does the Job Matter To You?

    Doing stuff outside of your job description all depends on whether Sarbanes-Oxley auditing standards are strictly enforced at your company or not. Sar-Box is very clear about doing jobs outside...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

    May 20, 2010 at 8:25 am

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  • RE: Be Your Own Expert

    nelsonj-902869 (5/18/2010)

    Trying to get users and staff to open up as to what they REALLY want the system to do can be a two edged sword. Sometimes what the user...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

    May 18, 2010 at 9:27 am

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  • RE: Be Your Own Expert

    Dave Schutz (5/18/2010)

    After the repair has been completed review what happened, why it happened, and the solutions that fixed the problem. Learning from books, forums, etc is great, but learning...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

    May 18, 2010 at 7:28 am

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  • RE: Free Advice or Free Consulting

    James Stover (5/13/2010)

    I stopped being helpful online about 5 years ago. I'm not interested in helping some stranger in the far reaches of <insert developing nation here> to take my...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

    May 14, 2010 at 6:49 am

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  • RE: Free Advice or Free Consulting

    Great article Grant! You are the man, and Yes! I get this all the time too. I have a standing motto when it comes to this kind of thing with...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

    May 13, 2010 at 6:52 am

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  • RE: No More Reviews

    Bill Nicolich (5/12/2010)

    People you report to are supposed to make your value known to stakeholders.

    The key words here being SUPPOSED TO ideally. :w00t: Now, we come back back to the...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

    May 13, 2010 at 6:35 am

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  • RE: No More Reviews

    Andy Warren (5/11/2010)

    So my challenge back, is why do you hate them? Is it that they aren't effective? If they were effective, would that change the game? And if so,...

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"

    May 11, 2010 at 9:13 am

    #1165615

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