Larry, I agree.  When I used to interview candidates, I think maybe I would have appreciated the ambition more than the existing skill.  I think it shows a good attitude...

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I've related this experience before, but will comment again.  I think honesty and being up-front is the best route.

Just last month I was going through several boxes of 3.5" floppy...

I am going to make two points on here today, and fully expect to get some 'feedback' for expressing my thoughts.

First, I am disappointed that this platform for 'database professionals'...

This is an entirely new idea for me and one that I believe should be approached with an abundance of caution.  The idea of doing this just because 'it's that...

Crazy. In the nuclear plant, we were very strict with this. Password on post-it = pink slip.

We also disconnected the SCADA stuff from the external network. Everything controlled inside...

"It's not my world; it's not your world. It's our world."

Steve, you opened a can of worms with this one today.  Admittedly, I'm a 'grumpy old man', turning 78 next...

I've never been too concerned with titles, except in a few organizations where they didn't use or really understand DBAs. In those cases, mostly to fit in with HR...

I never really was very concerned with my job title with the exception of a couple situations, neither of which concerned job content.  In a couple of companies that also...

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"Many of us wander through our careers, and often look to others to help inspire us to set, work towards, and achieve goals. "

Steve, your thought really stuck with me...

"In any case, as we continue with the pandemic, I'm curious about your working schedule and whether you might be working more or less than you expected. Or than your...

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My heart fell when you said that you threw the old floppies. They are a part of a younger you that got you started down this...

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During my 11-year stint in IT management I interviewed and hired a number of candidates, only one of which did not work out for the company and had to be...

I suppose a relocation is the best motivation for slimming down our holdings, but it is by no means a complete solution.  The longest I resided in one home was...

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I would want to be both.  The scientist to satisfy my employer and the artist to satisfy myself.

Wrong, what I labeled as that was attempting to make a...