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Out here in the field

Fun fact of the day: I have “Teenage Wasteland” stuck in my head, and I can’t get rid of it.

Also, I think my division at work may be the only 3 people who aren’t managers of something. That’s just weird. Seriously, at every company meeting, two or three people end up becoming managers of some sort, even if there’s no one under them - they’re still managers.

I kind of want to switch to the MySQL team (newly-formed!). I worry I don’t have enough DBA-type experience with it, though, and can’t figure out how to bring up to my boss that yes, sure, having the company pay for me to take MySQL administration courses and get a certification are, in fact, job-related. Well, at least, not without making it really obvious that I want to switch to the MySQL team.

Is there a term for having a crisis of faith, but job-related? I’m not so sure software development is what I want to do for a living anymore. I still like it, it’s just that I think I like it more on my own terms.

May 4th, 2007 · Tags Annoyances, Development, Music, MySQL, Work | Comments Off

Monster.com has no idea what Kentucky looks like

Was browsing Monster yesterday for all jobs in Northern Kentucky when I noticed their map of Kentucky was… ahhh… a bit peculiar. This is Kentucky as Monster sees it (click for the full-size image):

Kentucky, as Monster sees it

Monster basically thinks that

  1. Western Kentucky extends nearly into where Lexington actually is
  2. Louisville takes up a quarter of the state
  3. Lexington is in the northern part of Kentucky
  4. Northern Kentucky is, in fact, not in the northern part of Kentucky, and apparently contains where Lexington really is

All of these are patently false. Just to emphasize why this is so wrong, here’s an actual map of Kentucky. Again, click for full size:

Kentucky, as it actually is

  1. Louisville is roughly in the position Monster thinks it is, but it’s not that big. It may be the only one they came close to getting right.
  2. Lexington is in the center of the state. You know, south of where Monster thinks it is.
  3. Northern Kentucky is roughly where Covington is on the real map, and doesn’t encompass nearly the area Monster thinks it does - you know, where common sense says it should be. Furthermore, where N.Ky is on Monster’s map, there needs to be a 5th region: Eastern Kentucky.
  4. Western Kentucky isn’t that big. Settle down, Hilltoppers.

So in short - who the hell makes these maps?

(And no wonder I keep getting job offers out of Louisville. They think it’s in my backyard!)

April 26th, 2007 · Tags Annoyances, WTF?, Work, lol | Comments Off