Re: Informix/SQL developer

Giri wrote: > Location: MD > Duration: One year > > We are looking for a developer who has journeyman expertise in writing > SQL queries and the using Informix databases. Compensation range is > $35-40 per hour. Please send your resumes to giri@atarcs.com Hmmm so tempting. What do you mean by "journeyman expertise" ? So whats your margin on this poor critter? 35-50%?

You asked. (see http://www.waysys.com/ws_content_al_sse.html) Stage 1: Innocent A Stage 1 person has never seen or heard of bears. It would not occur to a Stage 1, if he encountered a bear, that the bear could be hunted. Neither would he realize that a bear is a potential source of danger. Stage 2: Exposed A Stage 2 person has seen an occasional bear and has read articles in airline magazines suggesting that bears may be hunted. Moreover, a Stage 2 probably has friends that have hunted bears and has learned some desultory but intriguing facts about bears and their habits. He is motivated to learn more. Stage 3: Apprentice A Stage 3 has attended a 5-day seminar on bear hunting. During this seminar, the participants form into teams of three or four and practice hunting very small bears under the ever-watchful eye of the instructor. After a few interim setbacks, by Friday afternoon all the teams have successfully hunted their bears. They fill out evaluation forms attesting that "bear hunting is very useful and relevant to my job." However, they are barely prepared for the world of real bears. Stage 4: Practitioner The Stage 4, having completed formal bear-hunting education, is full of confidence. He's ready to transcend the minuscule bears of the 5-day workshop and go out for real bears, larger bears, fierce bears. He's ready for Ursa Major. His manager is also keen to send him out with the latest bear-hunting techniques because the users want fur and they want it yesterday. Unfortunately, in the resulting scramble the budding bear hunter may be sent out without a map and with the wrong caliber arrow in his longbow. In the heat of ursine confrontation, the Stage 4 may also forget or misinterpret his classroom instruction and precipitate disaster. It's typical that some Stage 4s get some bears; but it's also typical that some bears get some Stage 4s. Stage 5: Journeyman The Stage 5 has survived the traumas of Stage 4 and has bear hunting down cold. The Stage 5 uses modern bear-hunting techniques naturally and automatically; in fact, he can't imagine how he ever got along without them. He is accurate and productive: The Steering Committee merely points out the bear and he hunts it within both budget and deadline. The Stage 5 is the exemplary modern hunter that salespeople of bear-hunting seminars refer to in their brochures. Stage 6: Master Stage 6 bear hunters have internalized not only the mechanics of bear hunting but also the principles underlying the techniques. Stage 6s know more than rules: They know why the rules exist and even when it's permissible to break them. For example, a Stage 3 or 4 may stand upwind of a bear accidently and scare off the bear. However, a Stage 6 may know that by wearing Yogi-Spray Deodorant he can stand upwind without being detected and can thus surprise the bear from an unexpected quarter. Because of their deep knowledge, Stage 6s are very capable of training others in hunting techniques. Stage 7: Researcher Stage 7s are asked to write books and give talks at bear-hunting user groups. They are also engaged in extending and generalizing bear-hunting techniques to solve new problems. For example, a Stage 7 may extend bear-hunting to work also on Big Foot or he may even develop the ultimate Yeti-Oriented Hunting Methodology. Now let's come back to the world of software engineering and see how the Seven Stages of Expertise apply to us. "nobody" <nobody@devnull.org> wrote in message news:4177C164.80908@devnull.org... > > > Giri wrote: >> Location: MD >> Duration: One year >> >> We are looking for a developer who has journeyman expertise in writing >> SQL queries and the using Informix databases. Compensation range is >> $35-40 per hour. Please send your resumes to giri@atarcs.com > > Hmmm so tempting. > > What do you mean by "journeyman expertise" ? > > So whats your margin on this poor critter? 35-50%? >

Oh... I guess I'm at either stage 8 or stage 9. ;-) Beefman wrote: > You asked. (see http://www.waysys.com/ws_content_al_sse.html) > Stage 1: Innocent > A Stage 1 person has never seen or heard of bears. It would not occur to a > Stage 1, if he encountered a bear, that the bear could be hunted. Neither > would he realize that a bear is a potential source of danger. > > Stage 2: Exposed > A Stage 2 person has seen an occasional bear and has read articles in > airline magazines suggesting that bears may be hunted. Moreover, a Stage 2 > probably has friends that have hunted bears and has learned some desultory > but intriguing facts about bears and their habits. He is motivated to learn > more. > > Stage 3: Apprentice > A Stage 3 has attended a 5-day seminar on bear hunting. During this seminar, > the participants form into teams of three or four and practice hunting very > small bears under the ever-watchful eye of the instructor. After a few > interim setbacks, by Friday afternoon all the teams have successfully hunted > their bears. They fill out evaluation forms attesting that "bear hunting is > very useful and relevant to my job." However, they are barely prepared for > the world of real bears. > > Stage 4: Practitioner > The Stage 4, having completed formal bear-hunting education, is full of > confidence. He's ready to transcend the minuscule bears of the 5-day > workshop and go out for real bears, larger bears, fierce bears. He's ready > for Ursa Major. His manager is also keen to send him out with the latest > bear-hunting techniques because the users want fur and they want it > yesterday. Unfortunately, in the resulting scramble the budding bear hunter > may be sent out without a map and with the wrong caliber arrow in his > longbow. In the heat of ursine confrontation, the Stage 4 may also forget or > misinterpret his classroom instruction and precipitate disaster. It's > typical that some Stage 4s get some bears; but it's also typical that some > bears get some Stage 4s. > > Stage 5: Journeyman > The Stage 5 has survived the traumas of Stage 4 and has bear hunting down > cold. The Stage 5 uses modern bear-hunting techniques naturally and > automatically; in fact, he can't imagine how he ever got along without them. > He is accurate and productive: The Steering Committee merely points out the > bear and he hunts it within both budget and deadline. The Stage 5 is the > exemplary modern hunter that salespeople of bear-hunting seminars refer to > in their brochures. > > Stage 6: Master > Stage 6 bear hunters have internalized not only the mechanics of bear > hunting but also the principles underlying the techniques. Stage 6s know > more than rules: They know why the rules exist and even when it's > permissible to break them. For example, a Stage 3 or 4 may stand upwind of a > bear accidently and scare off the bear. However, a Stage 6 may know that by > wearing Yogi-Spray Deodorant he can stand upwind without being detected and > can thus surprise the bear from an unexpected quarter. Because of their deep > knowledge, Stage 6s are very capable of training others in hunting > techniques. > > Stage 7: Researcher > Stage 7s are asked to write books and give talks at bear-hunting user > groups. They are also engaged in extending and generalizing bear-hunting > techniques to solve new problems. For example, a Stage 7 may extend > bear-hunting to work also on Big Foot or he may even develop the ultimate > Yeti-Oriented Hunting Methodology. > > Now let's come back to the world of software engineering and see how the > Seven Stages of Expertise apply to us. > > "nobody" <nobody@devnull.org> wrote in message > news:4177C164.80908@devnull.org... > >> >>Giri wrote: >> >>>Location: MD >>>Duration: One year >>> >>>We are looking for a developer who has journeyman expertise in writing >>>SQL queries and the using Informix databases. Compensation range is >>>$35-40 per hour. Please send your resumes to giri@atarcs.com >> >>Hmmm so tempting. >> >>What do you mean by "journeyman expertise" ? >> >>So whats your margin on this poor critter? 35-50%? >> > > >