Re: OT moment of doubt
- From: stephen booth <stephenbooth.uk@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: dbvision@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 07:06:02 +0100
On 16/06/05, Nuno Souto <dbvision@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yeah. I used to play a trick on the trainee dbas at my previous job.
> Ask them to get rid of "those old database files there", then sit
> next to them and watch the proceedings. One second after they hit
> the return key on the "rm", I'd shout in with "Oh shewt!".
Which is why my immediate response to any verbal instruction more
dangerous than "Coffee, 2 sugars, no milk." is always, "Could you put
that in an email please?". Perhaps I've been in the public sector for
too long, CYA is just a reflex action now.
Stephen
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