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  • Reply To: Your MTTR

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

     

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Define All The Steps Up Front

    Rod at work wrote:

    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...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

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

    Answer: "Full stack of what?"

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Loner wrote:

    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...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Define All The Steps Up Front

    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...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Messy Job Descriptions

    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...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Taking time off

    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...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Taking time off

    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...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Taking time off

    "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...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Taking time off

    "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...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Taking time off

    David.Poole wrote:

    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...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Taking time off

    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...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Happy Birthday USA!

    skeleton567 wrote:

    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...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Happy Birthday USA!

    Eric M Russell wrote:

    "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...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • Reply To: Happy Birthday USA!

    Jeff Moden wrote:

    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...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

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