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Kristen
Test
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jen
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2005-10-03 : 04:48:32
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isn't that flattering? who would've thought DBAs will become the supermodels of the world? --------------------keeping it simple... |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2005-10-03 : 11:32:06
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LOL!haven't even looked at it before... which is weird for me....  i wonder if he passed... he was on track though...maybe he should have put it all in a different manner.i did sense however some urgency in his pleas Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow  |
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X002548
Not Just a Number
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2005-10-03 : 14:39:26
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I think everyone was just brutally honest.Seriously, if the guy can't do that simple exercise on his own, he should fail the class and flunk out of college.That would be a good thing. The world has more than enough stupid, lazy developers that can't get the job done.OK, maybe that's a little brutal.  CODO ERGO SUM |
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graz
Chief SQLTeam Crack Dealer
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Posted - 2005-10-03 : 16:49:30
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quote:
Originally posted by Kristen
A Vendor Spam Forumand anUnsubscribe Forumfacility http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=55835Kristen
Unsubscribe Forum?===============================================Creating tomorrow's legacy systems today.One crisis at a time. |
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eyechart
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
3575 Posts |
Posted - 2005-10-03 : 16:59:01
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Originally posted by Michael Valentine Jones
I think everyone was just brutally honest.Seriously, if the guy can't do that simple exercise on his own, he should fail the class and flunk out of college.That would be a good thing. The world has more than enough stupid, lazy developers that can't get the job done.OK, maybe that's a little brutal. CODO ERGO SUM
yeah, that is pretty harsh.-ec |
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jen
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
4110 Posts |
Posted - 2005-10-03 : 23:08:39
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actually, it should have been a wake up call for him (that he probably made a mistake on choosing his course/class or doesn't have the motivation to pass the subject)in fairness, the guys gave him more than a nudge at the right direction but he kept insisting on being given the actual syntax - approach of others (not his own approach mind you) or he honestly didn't understand what's posted?  sqlteam feature: homework forum? atleast newbies/students/homework cheaters can share their problems and let each othe solve it. more like an online class brainstormingyeah I know, there's a newbie forum but posters kept misinterpreting newbie=let sqlteam do the work for you thingie and we'll just copy and paste the solution (or run the query perhaps? )--------------------keeping it simple... |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2005-10-03 : 23:55:24
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Originally posted by graz
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Originally posted by Kristen
A Vendor Spam Forumand anUnsubscribe Forumfacility Kristen
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Yeah, you make a Vendor Forum and I unsubscribe from it!Thanks Graz, let me know when its ready, eh? Kristen |
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nathans
Aged Yak Warrior
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Posted - 2005-10-05 : 11:53:21
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| This guy actually emailed me directly and told me it was not homework, but rather a take home from a job interview. He continued to tell me "I am more of a developer than a dba. It is very important that I get this job."Yikes!Nathan Skerl |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
11752 Posts |
Posted - 2005-10-05 : 11:54:46
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| hope you helped him a little... Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow |
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nathans
Aged Yak Warrior
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Posted - 2005-10-05 : 11:59:23
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| I would have... for a cut of his salary Nathan Skerl |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2005-10-05 : 13:35:15
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I hope you didn't help him. Or at least I hope he isn't getting a job where I work; we have more than enough dead-weight developers.quote:
Originally posted by nathans
This guy actually emailed me directly and told me it was not homework, but rather a take home from a job interview. He continued to tell me "I am more of a developer than a dba. It is very important that I get this job."Yikes!Nathan Skerl
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nathans
Aged Yak Warrior
938 Posts |
Posted - 2005-10-05 : 15:28:05
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| No, I didnt respond to those emails. Im surprised they gave him a test to take home... never heard of that before. When I interview others I ask them to code up on the whiteboard right then.Nathan Skerl |
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steamngn
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
306 Posts |
Posted - 2005-10-25 : 21:09:04
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We had a booth at a local job fair where we had 'applicants' writing some code on laptops; one prospective 'employee' was using his cell phone to copy some code from a web page, and he presented it to us as his own work and proud of it. He went so far as to inquire about how much we were going pay him and what company perks there were.All I wanted to know from him was why he was submitting PASCAL code for a DBA job. True story!AndyThere's never enough time to type code right, but always enough time for a hotfix... |
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