I've never looked at the distribution of addresses for 10mil plus rows. Do you wind up with good even stats, or do you hit big groups (webmaster@....) that might cause...

ZZ, here's the challenge, we can't be contractors and want them to invest in us also. Well I guess we can, but it points out the tension. Why should an...

Jack, I hadn't framed it that well, but I'm right there with you. It doesn't preclude loyalty, but doesn't assume it either. Ideally it's close to a partnership.

Eric, I'm glad you found some of what we wrote helpful. For me its part personal experience, part observation that I draw from to try to share ideas via editorials....

Its not always about leverage. You get an offer, you accept, you give notice - they make you an offer because they want you to stay. You can accept or...

Jeff, thanks for that, no problem at all.

Jeff, I'll disagree on it being stupid. We all get to decide what's right for each of us of course, no arguing that. In my experience it's fairly common for...

Jack, that's a tough spot, and not uncommon. I think many companies want to be better than they are, but can't make the leap - lack of will, money, support,...

Something to think on is that while some managers/companies are cheap, they also have a fiduciary responsibility to manage costs. It's rare for a manager to give an increase 'just...

Jeff,

I wonder if the life of a DBA isn't different than most because of the complexity compared to other systems. I'm not an Exchange/Sharepoint/whatever/whatever guy, but it sure seems more...

Marco, that's terrific, always nice to hear that something resonates.

Nicely said.

Mickey, I try to put stuff like that on a list, helps me feel a little more in control, and sometimes when I need a break I'll grab one and...

David, I appreciated the candid approach you used in discussing your mistakes. That's how most of us work/learn and it's good to reinforce it, and I liked that showed how...

Nicely done on figuring it out.