Tag Archives: career

Pay It Forward

Posted on November 10, 2014 by way0utwest

There’s been a joke for years that responds to this question: what happens if I train my developers and they leave? The answer (and the joke) is this: what happens if you don’t train your developers and they stay? It’s … Continue reading →

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Have You Been Hacked?

Posted on October 30, 2014 by way0utwest

I am glad that I don’t work in the retail industry as a DBA. It seems that I read about a new security breach every few weeks from some company. Home Depot, Target, Staples, the list goes on and on, and includes more … Continue reading →

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Triple Digits

Posted on October 28, 2014 by way0utwest

The salary surveys for 2015 look good for data professionals. The Robert Half results that appear in this piece show lots of salaries creeping well into the triple digits for annual salary in the US. Not only are the upper bounds over … Continue reading →

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When Work Gets in the Way of Work

Posted on October 21, 2014 by way0utwest

It seems I find myself in this situation more and more. I’ve got work to do at SQLServerCentral. There’s a constant stream of articles to edit, content to review and schedule, questions to build, and of course, writing these pieces … Continue reading →

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