One of the most rewarding times in my 42 years in IT was when I was asked to help break in a young man fresh out of school who was...

Grant, I can't fail to notice the ironic contrast of your article to your Roosevelt quote.  I 100% heartily agree with the idea of giving credit where credit is due,...

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Grant, I can't fail to notice the ironic contract of your article to your Roosevelt quote.  I 100% heartily agree with the idea of giving credit where credit is due,...

"So in various year end meetings I became very vocal that I would never do a year like that again. "

Reminds me of an incident I have related to you...

Steve, I'm an old cuss and don't generally buy into the current thing of all the 'mental health' issue regarding working a career.  Being an old farm boy from the...

I was thinking about this generally over the weekend. Confidence is great ... over-confidence is not. If you're so confident that you don't test something or you don't listen...

"A confident person often convinces others that they're right, by sheer force of will."

Rod, I think this is critical.  We have to be confident, but also open to listening and...

And I've known some overly confident to the damage to themselves and others.

I recall one job interview years ago in which I was asked if I knew Fortran.  My honest...

I never really went to conferences while working, but over the years had both regular and rare social situations with co-workers.  The most pleasant ones were when we just...

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Probably the most critical dealing with 'disaster' was in a position I held as IT manager for a food distribution company starting in 1974 where we started up a brand...

Jeff, thanks for the best laugh in quite a while.  Love it. Been there done that.

And I'll add a couple...

If you want to have a life, find a new career outside of IT.  Find a role that uses the technology skills you have in a privately held company...

I don't mind changes to software etc. that actually improve the product, but so many changes these days seem to occur just to give the developers something to do. ...

Grant, thank you for the gentle reminder, but I fear that my response is not what I would have hoped and expected of myself.  I have become acutely aware the...