In my last position there was usually a gulf between project managers (Get it running!) and DBAs (Get it fixed!).

Grant, I do have a question for you. In the past I've applied for jobs out of state. During the application process there was often a question that read...

Question:  "Are you a 'full stack' developer?"

Answer: "Full stack of what?"

I think in most cases companies try to put double duties on SQL Developers and now they have to do administrative work. It is definitely in my company, all...

Grant, I wish you well in adjusting to the move, and hope it will work out nicely for you.  Deciding to make a career change involving a relocation can certainly...

But of course, the other side of this is the resume that is loaded with search words and claims of ability that MAY be a bit overstated.  And the challenge...

Rod, you have my best wishes for your future.  I do hope that it will include well-earned time for relaxation and enjoyment.  For right now, try to at least include...

At this point I'm going to throw in an unpaid, unsolicited commercial for your time off.  I think maybe the highlight of travel for my wife and myself was a...

"While I was a database administrator, I went on a few cruises and several backpacking trips over the eight years I was in the role. There was typically no way...

"And right after that he offered me the job and I accepted on the spot.  Planning for when the job a can easily kicked down the road but a little...

A few months ago I was talking with a friend who was trying to tell his wife that they have enough money to retire early and do the things...

Time is a luxury that it is easy to take for granted.  In our late-career years and our early retirement, we managed to build and enjoy a remote mountain log...

My interpretation of the George Floyd event involves several considerations. Mr Floyd was not an innocent upstanding law-abiding citizen simply protesting. If he had been home watching TV...

"so for everyone to mount a flag in their front yard seems to me like a form of virtue signaling."

First, let me just say that my comments weren't directed...

Wow... ok.  I raise my drink to all of you, thank my lucky stars that I "know" all of you, and be incredibly thankful that we all live in...