Shop Talk: 2023-01-16

The Recording

The Panelists

• Kevin Feasel
• Mala Mahadevan

Notes: Questions and Topics

TriPASS Booked through July

Because we talked about this during the last episode, here’s a quick update. We have booked all three groups (Advanced DBA, main meeting, and BI/Data Science) through July. The call for speakers is still up, however, and if you want to speak for our group, please submit one or more sessions..

Workplace “Red Flags”

A Kevin Kline tweet formed the basis of our first topic:

Alright #sqlfamily, here's a conversation piece. Thinking past jobs, what are some workplace red flags you know now that wish you knew then?

Here's an example – I once joined a company where NO ONE was smiling or seemed happy.

Now it's your turn!#WorkplaceRedFlags

— Kevin Kline (@kekline) January 16, 2023

Mala and I shared some painful responses, though I cheated a bit and picked several situations in which I saw the red flag before taking the job.

“Big Data” Trends

We spent the rest of the episode taking a look at this Petr Nemeth article. We looked at and responded to each of Petr’s main trends. Some of them, I think, are reasonable; others have been a pipe dream for the past 15 years and I don’t foresee that changing.