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gualm
Starting Member
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 Posted - 2008-03-03 : 11:27:26
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| I have just started in Sql 6 months ago. I was an IT major in graduate school and am now in my late 30's (career change). It took me 4 years to finally get what I thought was my dream job. Well, I was promised training which I have yet to receive and bascially went from doing basic queries that I did in class in college to doing advance Sql - stored procs, etc. I completely hate it. I do not know if it is from the lack of training or if it just not for me. I am completely bored out of mind. I am also tired of struggling everyday to complete assignments. The first 2 assignments I received were way out of my league. I was told this by a project mgr who did a similiar assignment and they have years of sql experience and it took her 3 months with assistance to complete it. I have been with the company for almost 6 years. I am not sure if I should just complete my current assignments and ask if they can reassign me to a different IT department, look for a new job or just continue to struggle and pull my hair out. Please give me some feedback as to how you would handle this situation. |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
11752 Posts |
Posted - 2008-03-03 : 11:35:48
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well... first yo have to define what your exact problem is.is it that you don't know how to do sql in which case you need to read BOL = Books online = SQL Server helpif you don't know how to think in sets then maybe you should work on that. there are quite a few resources on this if you search this site and weblogs.or change your job to something non SQL related  _______________________________________________Causing trouble since 1980blog: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenpSSMS Add-in that does a few things: www.ssmstoolspack.com |
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blindman
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2365 Posts |
Posted - 2008-03-03 : 13:14:18
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Originally posted by gualm
It took me 4 years to finally get what I thought was my dream job. Well, I was promised training which I have yet to receive
You need better dreams.quote:
Originally posted by gualmI am completely bored out of mind. I am also tired of struggling everyday to complete assignments. The first 2 assignments I received were way out of my league.
If you are bored with a job that challenges you, then IT may not be a good career choice.e4 d5 xd5 Nf6 |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2008-03-03 : 13:20:16
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| If you’re no good at your job, and you don’t like it, you should find another job.CODO ERGO SUM |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
6065 Posts |
Posted - 2008-03-03 : 13:45:05
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| what were you doing before the career change? Why did you change?I think you will need to take stock and really figure out what you don't like ie: the technology, the pressue to succeed, the people you work with, your boss, feeling inadequate, etc. If you had unlimited time and support to accomplish the assignment, would you still hate your job? Maybe, depending on your answers you just need to let people know that you bit off more than you can chew and that you need more guidance to accomplish the assignment.On the other hand if you thought you would like sitting at a computer but realize you would prefer to count trout or cut lawns be a performance artist, then perhaps you are in the wrong job.Be One with the OptimizerTG |
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jdaman
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
354 Posts |
Posted - 2008-03-03 : 13:51:18
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Originally posted by TGOn the other hand if you thought you would like sitting at a computer but realize you would prefer to count trout or cut lawns be a performance artist, then perhaps you are in the wrong job.
Personally, Ive yet to find the sit on the beach drinking margaritas career so I chose database dev instead. |
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jezemine
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2886 Posts |
Posted - 2008-03-03 : 14:25:08
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i was stuck in a rut in grad school for 3 years, in an experimental group doing an experiment with 0.0001% chance of success. finally bailed out and joined a theory group - best decision i made so far in my career, but it was definitely scary to make it.
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2008-03-03 : 14:31:37
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| > finally bailed out and joined a theory group ... must... resist... joke... ahh.... success! _______________________________________________Causing trouble since 1980blog: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenpSSMS Add-in that does a few things: www.ssmstoolspack.com |
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)
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Posted - 2008-03-03 : 23:35:08
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Originally posted by spirit1
> finally bailed out and joined a theory group ... must... resist... joke... ahh.... success! _______________________________________________Causing trouble since 1980blog: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenpSSMS Add-in that does a few things: www.ssmstoolspack.com
What's the joke ?
KH[spoiler]Time is always against us[/spoiler] |
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