I couldn't work in an environment with no humor, our jobs can be plenty stressful and the occasional need to blow off steam with bad humor is invaluable.

Perhaps the most...

Yup, been there, done that. ...

Someguy (7/22/2008)

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jpowers (7/22/2008)

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Re: quote box --

you see the buttons above the messages (Reply, Quote, etc.)? Select the Quote button above the message and it automatically quotes the message, leaving...

jpowers (7/22/2008)

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Wayne West (7/22/2008)

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If they want flexibility, don't mention outsourcing or off-shoring, don't expect your people to work 50 hour weeks on a regular basis, and don't cut budgets earmarked...

I'm sorry, but I'm not really seeing anything new here. "Degrees and certifications are no indicator of quality." "We want team players." "We want flexible people." ...

I think this is what you might be looking for:

Rule 1: The DBA is always right.

Rule...

Jeff Moden (7/21/2008)

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[font="Arial Black"]Jeff Moden's Three Rules of DBA's.[/font]

1. A DBA may not injure data or performance of the data or, through inaction, allow data or performance of the data...

Good list, Miles. When I started working retail back when I was in high school, on the first day I was told: "Never argue with a customer. You...

I have pretty good soft skills, but I don't often have to work with higher-ups outside of my department. I'm good at listening and translating what they want into...

Steve Jones - Editor (7/17/2008)... To me "team" is the entire group you work with, not just necessarily database people. From an entire production team to an IT department, depending...

This word, "Team"? It must be one of your strange Earth customs. :alien:

I have NEVER had a team when it came to DBA work. Well, not entirely true,...

OSQL is just a program that allows you to pipe Transact-SQL commands into a SQL Server instance. Its command syntax, aside from the syntax specific to OSQL (which you...

If you're creating five copies of the same database containing the same seven tables, how about creating them in the Model database then just create the databases? You might...

As a rule, you can easily monitor data changes in SQL Server: insert, update, delete. But there's no easy way to see who is looking at what. A...

Be aware that in SQL Server 2005, xp_sendmail is deprecated but still supported, the recommendation is to use Database Mail. I have no idea if xp_sendmail still works in...