Jim Dettman
jimdettman at verizon.net
Fri Apr 17 07:46:42 CDT 2009
Just shows that we live in a changing world and it is a sign of how old we all are<g>; basic computer skills are not something just a few have any more, but something everyone has. Obviously this is considered an entry level job. Note the "Students with appropriate backgrounds and skills are welcome to apply. The position is long-term so not appropriate for internship." Their not looking for a seasoned professional, but someone with basic skills. Slightly better then burger flipping, but not much and a lot of young people would fill the bill on this one. My 17 year old would jump at this job. Jim. -----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. -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com