[AccessD] Access banned; VBA skills at new lows...

Thanks for the responses.
I just make a "visit" to this so-called "software firm" and
 give them some advice.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> Charlotte Foust
> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 7:48 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access banned; VBA skills at new lows...
>
> That represents how valuable they think skills in supporting
> MS Office are.  Support personnel are typically underpaid,
> but this is ridiculous.
>
> Charlotte Foust
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> Darryl Collins
> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 4:43 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access banned; VBA skills at new lows...
>
> $12 USD an hour?....
>
> uh huh...
>
> is that typical now??  I am pretty shocked actually.  You
> would get more sweeping streets or flipping burgers here.
>
> ...
>
> darryl.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Simms
> Sent: Friday, 17 April 2009 5:23 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: [AccessD] Access banned; VBA skills at new lows...
>
> I was at a client site yesterday where myself and the
> business manager met with the IT "team".
> Well, it turns out, we were going to create a quick-and-dirty
> mini datamart for reporting purposes.
> However, IT said : "No more work in Access is permitted"
> Apparently in the recent past, some rogue Access apps were
> using ODBC connections to their live, REALTIME SQL Server
> databases, and performance really took a hit. The queries ran
> in a loop as they were poorly designed and constructed. So
> one stupid programmer ruined it all for everyone !
> Nonetheless, we'll just use SQL Server Reporting Services to
> format and consolidate the data into a SQL Server table and
> then download it to Excel.
> Excel has not been banned (yet).
> However, in our neck of the woods in this economy, pay rates
> continue to drop to ridiculous levels as noted by this ad:
> http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/tch/1116061032.html
> I know, I know...the ever-so-awful craigslist.
> I hate it too.
>
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