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  • RE: Two Days Off

    This is just another chapter in my forthcoming and growing book to be titled 'Do We Really Need To Do This Sh!t?'. Trouble is, I keep adding so many...

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

  • RE: We Want Maturity, But Is It Fun?

    I say this after having been an IT manager for 11 years early in my 42 year IT career. A good manager will realize that the sheer fact that...

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

  • RE: We Want Maturity, But Is It Fun?

    Andy Warren (12/29/2014)


    Jessica, I hope you enjoyed the discussion all the more after commenting! Thanks for reading and commenting.

    All - thanks for your thoughts. I continue to try to sort...

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

  • RE: We Want Maturity, But Is It Fun?

    "We have to write code in a particular way so the next programmer that has to work with it after we leave can make heads or tails of it."

    Well, this...

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

  • RE: We Want Maturity, But Is It Fun?

    Hope your easing into retirement is good for you. I'm in year 4 and I love it. Still PLAY with my computers daily, still design db's and write...

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

  • RE: We Want Maturity, But Is It Fun?

    Back in the 1970's, I started up an IT department for a large food distributor who had only totally manual systems. We immediately went totally online and put the...

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

  • RE: The Next Generation

    Gary Varga (8/16/2014)


    I think that often the requirement for Computing, Maths or, possibly, Science degree is because it shows an aptitude to the type of work you will encounter and...

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

  • RE: The Next Generation

    djackson 22568 (8/15/2014)


    I would say that we need more of the right people, not more people. There are too many in technical positions that should not be, which hurts...

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

  • RE: The Next Generation

    Andrew Kernodle (8/15/2014)


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    Joe Garrick (8/15/2014)


    With long hours the norm, downward pressure on wages, most skills being all but useless once they're just a few years old, and more and...

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

  • RE: The Next Generation

    Andrew Kernodle (8/15/2014)


    skeleton567 (8/15/2014)


    Joe Garrick (8/15/2014)


    With long hours the norm, downward pressure on wages, most skills being all but useless once they're just a few years old, and more and...

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

  • RE: The Next Generation

    Joe Garrick (8/15/2014)


    With long hours the norm, downward pressure on wages, most skills being all but useless once they're just a few years old, and more and more work being...

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

  • RE: The Next Generation

    Ondrej Suchanek (8/15/2014)


    I am one of those started on system IBM360. I had an opportunity to get right training for my job. It worked well up to year 2000.

    I...

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

  • RE: The Brittleness of Replication

    OK, I think we have really beat this one to death. Let's move on.

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

  • RE: The Brittleness of Replication

    Replication, like so many other features, does need to be continuously updated and improved. I used replication also from version 6.5 to move custom pricing and billing data for...

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

  • RE: Titles Matter

    The article makes a very good point that affects us all. My title is 'retired' DBA. Can I get a raise with that? I never really worried...

    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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