[conspire] Why you should always test your backups

[Paul Zander]

In the long run, the guy who wiped out the production is probably lucky to be away from a company with with multiple attitude problems.
I was never in IT, but I used to ask about the IT department when interviewing.   The one time I didn't ask, I found myself at a company that treated IT as a cost to be minimized without concern for how much time and frustration that caused for everyone else.
Speaking of unexpected horrors: this morning, the television had an item about a woman.  She quietly took a break from her current company to go to a job fair.  Somehow the local TV station got her on camera and broadcast the clip. 

      From: Deirdre Saoirse Moen <deirdre at deirdre.net>
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Junior dev wipes out production on first day, can’t be restored:

https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/6ez8ag/accidentally_destroyed_production_database_on/

Linked to from an unfortunate thread yesterday about someone who accidentally stepped on (and killed) a dog they didn’t know about while whiteboarding in a job interview:

https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/95dgrx/i_am_absolutely_mortified_and_embarrassed_beyond/

Let’s just say it made me feel better about my recent round of job interviews.

Deirdre
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