Tag Archives: career

The Tally Table

Posted on August 13, 2015 by way0utwest

I saw a someone post a question recently about solving a T-SQL problem. One of the answers given used a tally table, which the original poster didn’t understand. A few follow up links pointed them in the right direction, but … Continue reading →

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Teambuilding

Posted on August 7, 2015 by way0utwest

I worked in a large company at one point in a team of 20 people. My boss made it a point every month to take a long lunch with the team and engage in some teambuilding. Usually one of us … Continue reading →

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Be Professional

Posted on August 3, 2015 by way0utwest

I’m not a very comfortable flyer. I do it regularly, and I’ve gotten used to it, but I’m a bit scared when the plane appears to be anything other than a slow elevator to me. I’m not quite sure how … Continue reading →

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Hiring for Culture

Posted on July 29, 2015 by way0utwest

I’ve written in the past that I think that it’s important the hire people that get along with your group first, and with technical skills second. It’s not that technical skills aren’t important, but I think that fitting in with … Continue reading →

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