Re: technical wet dreams and SQL fantasies

Noons wrote:

> "Learning SQL Server" <no.mail.com> wrote in message news:<OG1lf0ZZDHA.2632_at_TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>...
>
> > Demi chastises me for not being in third normal form, of all things! My
> > punishment is to provide her with gratification until she says to stop.
> > Egad!
>
> I think referential integrity is a casualty of this thread...
> :D
>
> > contract job for a company who insisted on using SQL Server versus Access
> > because it made the CEO feel more like an "enterprise" user. Access would
> > have suited his needs perfectly (heck, even FoxPro). Baffling how egomaniacs
> > always manage to get startup capital.
>
> Hehehe! Funny how these "CEO's" are never called on
> their "views". They're never shy of imposing their
> stupid views on techos, but they are the first to force
> them to cut costs after being forced to follow their
> deranged recommendations...
>
> Cheers
> Nuno Souto
> wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam

Every coin has two sides. Part of the responsibility lies with senior management that hires IT personnel that are wholly unqualified to do the job.

But IT pros need to accept some the of responsibility too. Too often we take the amoral course and refuse to speak up when asked to do stupid things that we know will end up falling apart. Too often we work, unpaid, evenings and weekends to make up for wholly predictable mistakes. In effect, we cover up for the mistakes of others.

I understand the need for a paycheck and the desire to not make waves. But it isn't going to get better until more of us are willing to stand up and be counted.

Things do not get fixed that are not perceived to be broken. That doesn't mean they should be intentionally broken, or maliciously sabotauged. But it does mean that it isn't the end of the world and civilization as we know it if the server crashes on a Thursday and you just go home at 5:00pm.

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Daniel Morgan
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