I completely agree with you Steve, about sometimes management not wanting to improve things. However, it isn't always profit related. I've mentioned here in the last few months that I've...

David.Poole (12/31/2015)

---

TomThomson (12/31/2015)

---

I find I can work a long week without getting tired, but can't do it every week. The idea that one becomes tired and incompetent after one...

Aaron N. Cutshall (12/18/2015)

---

I saw a quote from Richard Branson the other day on LinkedIn that summarizes my feelings: "Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If...

First the first time in several years I am now an hourly employee again. So there's no such thing as working overtime for no money or other compensation. In fact...

Sean Redmond (12/17/2015)

---

It is the over-compartmentalisation that does it. I was a year into a job as a DBA and I had gotten a grip on what was to be...

Great advise, Steve! It reminds me of what Scott Hanselman has said, that some people at companies are there for 10 years, thinking they've got 10 years of experience, but...

Thank you Eric, that is encouraging to know.

Eric M Russell (12/10/2015)

---

MMartin1 (12/10/2015)

---

Eric M Russell (12/10/2015)

---

In many cases the interviewer doesn't really know what they're asking about, and this would be the...

WOW, very good topic for discussion, Steve. I just read your article in my copy of today's SSC newsletter and came it to post my reply. There are already 5...

Jeff Moden (12/9/2015)

---

Rod at work (12/9/2015)

---

I can't remember what the function was I was asked to write and then test, but it was something like writing a function that would...

Didn't know I could. 😛

Jeff Moden (12/9/2015)

---

Rod at work (12/8/2015)

---

Having recently been unemployed for a long period of time, I had many interviews. (Most by phone, some Skype or WebEx and those that were...

Tavis Reddick (12/9/2015)

---

Could there be a tendency, over time and in a successful devops team, for individuals to learn new skills from the 'other' side, to the detriment of learning...

Good advise Eric, thanks.

Having recently been unemployed for a long period of time, I had many interviews. (Most by phone, some Skype or WebEx and those that were local were in person.) I...