One easy source of topics is SQL 2016. Lots of new features. Explore them. What questions do you have as you start on each? Write them down and work out...

A good story Rodney!

Ed, that's the first I had read about that element - nice!

I think the arrogance comes from a combination of being tribal, using aggression to mask discomfort on enforcing the...

Ben, I'd like to see you write an article that shows more of what you want/mean about LINQ vs TSQL. I don't know if you're correct or not, but I'd...

Tom, I hear you on accuracy. I've seen some right on the money, others not, and of course most I don't know if they are right. For me it's one...

Jeff, I agree on finding a culture that fits. I won't do the all day interviews, and I look around a lot while I'm there to see dress code, hardware,...

Jeff, maybe I didnt ask the question well. I'm not arguing with your choices - yours to make! Just curious to understand if/why joining a company that has published ranges...

Government work is definitely a different thing. Like any job, it has good and bad. Disclosure of salary would not be for me a factor in deciding.

Jeff, you have me...

Jeff, would you decline an offer from a company that publishes all salaries?

Glassdoor[/url] has some interesting stuff on salaries, worth a look.

Zartin, you're right, it's contrived, but I've worked on teams where 2 or more of us had basically equivalent skills, did about the same work.Did we get paid the same?...

Eric, I'd agree with that. But suppose there were two of you doing that. Same job, same skills. Virtual twins. Should they get paid the same?

I agree on salary ranges and raise processes, that's easy stuff (or should be). I don't know about objective though. Every process I've seen to make things objective just tended...

Jeff, who does that hurt? Say we work together and I find out you make more than I do. I can look at that and go, hey, that's not fair,...

Jeff, if you make me more that he does, that's his problem isn't it? It's entirely possible you do on a salary basis, but for most managers the difference is...