Reported in The Economist just last week: "Working 55 hours or more a week is 'a serious health hazard' according to the World Health Organisation, in a first global analysis...

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The Colonial Pipeline snafu just adds fuel to the ransomware fire....

"I think my limited, and often error prone, experience with home plumbing repairs has me scared."

True confessions! 🙂

Therefore - wherever you see a new product with its database hosted on cloud - you know it’s never been properly tested. Which is pretty much every product deployed...

Now tools that help me work that are not exactly work related - equalizer APO, OBS Studio, Stereo Tool.  There is something to be said about listening to music...

Where I'm working now, I'd say people don't feel empowered. There are two reasons for this that I see. First is the need to have everyone "stay in...

Steve, ever since I started supporting Randy Knight and SQL Solutions Group with marketing in 2014, I've been hyper impressed with the camaraderie in the SQL community. There's so much...

I think it's fair to say Redgate spoils you (everyone). That's awesome! Enjoy all the love, Steve.

Management guru Peter Drucker would advise building on strengths rather than trying to improve weaknesses. He stated "The effective executive makes strengths productive. To achieve results one has to use...

But Atlanta doesn't have the worst traffic in the US. The absolute worst commute is Miami, Florida - it's a maze of highways elevated above swamp land and often...

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I certainly don't miss being in the office. My home office is much quieter without dozens of conversations around me, people walking by, and 100% of my meetings were...

As a final note, I am glad that remote working is expected right now. I'm typing this from Daytona Beach FL, rather than from my home office 800...

• This reply was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by  JRuss.
• This reply was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by  JRuss.

I seem to always comment on your WFH posts. Which is fine.

I've been doing it for 16 months now and I'm starting to like the idea of getting back into...

Some people think that it is risky to be replaceable, that they find job security in being irreplaceable. I understand this thinking, but I urge you to think otherwise....

As mentioned on one of your previous posts, Steve, I've been WFH for more than a year, so not COVID related. For the most part it's fine. I...