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basicconfiguration
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
358 Posts |
 Posted - 2010-05-18 : 02:39:24
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| How do you handle SQL topics you are not familiar with when your manager starts asking questions about it? |
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Lumbago
Norsk Yak Master
3271 Posts |
Posted - 2010-05-18 : 03:24:41
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| I look it up. First Books Online, then google, then sqlteam.com for any questions remaining :)- LumbagoIf the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. Albert Einstein |
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basicconfiguration
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
358 Posts |
Posted - 2010-05-18 : 03:36:25
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| But when you are working and your manager or some other associate come to your desk and hits you with questions that you don't know. You can't say to them I'm going to look it up. |
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Lumbago
Norsk Yak Master
3271 Posts |
Posted - 2010-05-18 : 03:57:35
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| Of course you can, noone can expect you to know everything. Just out of curiosity; are you from Asia?- LumbagoIf the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. Albert Einstein |
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Nikhil1home
Starting Member
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Posted - 2010-05-18 : 12:09:03
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Originally posted by basicconfiguration
But when you are working and your manager or some other associate come to your desk and hits you with questions that you don't know. You can't say to them I'm going to look it up.
You tell them what you know and say you will find out the rest of the answer later. |
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GilaMonster
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2010-05-18 : 13:04:57
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Originally posted by basicconfiguration
But when you are working and your manager or some other associate come to your desk and hits you with questions that you don't know. You can't say to them I'm going to look it up.
Why not? "Not sure, let me check" is a perfectly valid response to a question out of the blue. Unless you incorrectly let them believe that you are an expert on the particular topic.--Gail ShawSQL Server MVP |
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