Thread: Fwd: Very amusing submission for the site.
Folks, Got this yesterday. Thought that you might find it as amusing as I did. Looks like Microsoft can't tell the difference between MS SQL Server and PostgreSQL! Fortunately, we can. Turned her down, of course. Politely, despite temptations. ================================ Subject: Can you assist me Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:16:29 -0800 From: "Tracey Friend" <tfriend@microsoft.com> To: <josh@agliodbs.com> Josh, Before I send out a note to the main SQL Users Group, I wanted to ask a participant. We are having a invitational Career Day where we have SQL database positions available. Can this type of event be posted? Microsoft Corporation presents.... Bay Area Invitational Career Day Featuring the Real Time Collaboration (RTC) group RVSP with your resume to: coreyc@microsoft.com Check out our open positions at www.microsoft.com/careers <http://www.microsoft.com/careers> Resumes will also be accepted for our Server and Tools group at this time. Please send resumes for review to tfriend@microsoft.com Thursday, February 5, 2004 Hilton Santa Clara <http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=SJCSCHF> 9:00 a.m. Registration 10:00 a.m. Technology Presentation 11:00 - 12:00 p.m.: Network with Microsoft Managers 1 p.m. - Onsite Interviews Meet and listen to guest speakers including: Rajeev Dujari - Group Development Manager Pavel Curtis - Architect Kam Foo Aw - Test Manager Ajay Dankar - Test Manager Please visit the following links to learn about RTC: http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010908711033 <http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010908711033> http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010909711033 <http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010909711033> Check out our open positions at www.microsoft.com/careers <http://www.microsoft.com/careers> Resumes will also be accepted for our Server and Tools group at this time. Please send resumes for review to tfriend@microsoft.com Tracey M. Friend Snr. Manager, Sourcing Central Staffing and Sourcing Microsoft Corp. 425-706-4431 tfriend@microsoft.com ------------------------------------------------------- -- Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco
Superb!! /D > -----Original Message----- > From: Josh Berkus [mailto:josh@agliodbs.com] > Sent: 29 January 2004 17:59 > To: pgsql-www@postgresql.org > Subject: [pgsql-www] Fwd: Very amusing submission for the site. > > Folks, > > Got this yesterday. Thought that you might find it as > amusing as I did. > > Looks like Microsoft can't tell the difference between MS SQL > Server and > PostgreSQL! Fortunately, we can. > > Turned her down, of course. Politely, despite temptations. > > ================================ > Subject: Can you assist me > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:16:29 -0800 > From: "Tracey Friend" <tfriend@microsoft.com> > To: <josh@agliodbs.com> > > Josh, > > Before I send out a note to the main SQL Users Group, I > wanted to ask a participant. We are having a invitational > Career Day where we have SQL database positions available. > Can this type of event be posted? > > Microsoft Corporation > > presents.... > > Bay Area Invitational Career Day > > Featuring the Real Time Collaboration (RTC) group > > RVSP with your resume to: > > coreyc@microsoft.com > > Check out our open positions at www.microsoft.com/careers > <http://www.microsoft.com/careers> > > Resumes will > also be accepted for our Server and Tools group at this time. > > Please send resumes for review to tfriend@microsoft.com > > Thursday, February 5, 2004 > > Hilton Santa Clara > <http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=SJCSCHF> > > 9:00 a.m. Registration > > 10:00 a.m. Technology Presentation > > 11:00 - 12:00 p.m.: Network with Microsoft Managers > > 1 p.m. - Onsite Interviews > > Meet and listen to guest speakers including: > > Rajeev Dujari - Group Development Manager > > Pavel Curtis - Architect > > Kam Foo Aw - Test Manager > > Ajay Dankar - Test Manager > > Please visit the following links to learn about RTC: > > http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010908711033 > <http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010908711033> > > http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010909711033 > <http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010909711033> > > Check out our open positions at www.microsoft.com/careers > <http://www.microsoft.com/careers> > > Resumes will > also be accepted for our Server and Tools group at this time. > > Please send resumes for review to tfriend@microsoft.com > > Tracey M. Friend > Snr. Manager, Sourcing > Central Staffing and Sourcing > Microsoft Corp. > 425-706-4431 > tfriend@microsoft.com > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > Josh Berkus > Aglio Database Solutions > San Francisco > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@postgresql.org so > that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly >
I think it should be posted, with a headline "Micro$oft turns to PostgreSQL user base to find quality DBA candidates" :-) Robert Treat On Thu, 2004-01-29 at 13:59, Dave Page wrote: > Superb!! > > /D > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Josh Berkus [mailto:josh@agliodbs.com] > > Sent: 29 January 2004 17:59 > > To: pgsql-www@postgresql.org > > Subject: [pgsql-www] Fwd: Very amusing submission for the site. > > > > Folks, > > > > Got this yesterday. Thought that you might find it as > > amusing as I did. > > > > Looks like Microsoft can't tell the difference between MS SQL > > Server and > > PostgreSQL! Fortunately, we can. > > > > Turned her down, of course. Politely, despite temptations. > > > > ================================ > > Subject: Can you assist me > > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:16:29 -0800 > > From: "Tracey Friend" <tfriend@microsoft.com> > > To: <josh@agliodbs.com> > > > > Josh, > > > > Before I send out a note to the main SQL Users Group, I > > wanted to ask a participant. We are having a invitational > > Career Day where we have SQL database positions available. > > Can this type of event be posted? > > > > Microsoft Corporation > > > > presents.... > > > > Bay Area Invitational Career Day > > > > Featuring the Real Time Collaboration (RTC) group > > > > RVSP with your resume to: > > > > coreyc@microsoft.com > > > > Check out our open positions at www.microsoft.com/careers > > <http://www.microsoft.com/careers> > > > > Resumes will > > also be accepted for our Server and Tools group at this time. > > > > Please send resumes for review to tfriend@microsoft.com > > > > Thursday, February 5, 2004 > > > > Hilton Santa Clara > > <http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=SJCSCHF> > > > > 9:00 a.m. Registration > > > > 10:00 a.m. Technology Presentation > > > > 11:00 - 12:00 p.m.: Network with Microsoft Managers > > > > 1 p.m. - Onsite Interviews > > > > Meet and listen to guest speakers including: > > > > Rajeev Dujari - Group Development Manager > > > > Pavel Curtis - Architect > > > > Kam Foo Aw - Test Manager > > > > Ajay Dankar - Test Manager > > > > Please visit the following links to learn about RTC: > > > > http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010908711033 > > <http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010908711033> > > > > http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010909711033 > > <http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010909711033> > > > > Check out our open positions at www.microsoft.com/careers > > <http://www.microsoft.com/careers> > > > > Resumes will > > also be accepted for our Server and Tools group at this time. > > > > Please send resumes for review to tfriend@microsoft.com > > > > Tracey M. Friend > > Snr. Manager, Sourcing > > Central Staffing and Sourcing > > Microsoft Corp. > > 425-706-4431 > > tfriend@microsoft.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > -- > > Josh Berkus > > Aglio Database Solutions > > San Francisco > > > > ---------------------------(end of > > broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > > subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@postgresql.org so > > that your > > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@postgresql.org so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly -- Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Robert Treat wrote: > I think it should be posted, with a headline "Micro$oft turns to > PostgreSQL user base to find quality DBA candidates" :-) Oh, I like that ... add my vote positive to that :) > > Robert Treat > > On Thu, 2004-01-29 at 13:59, Dave Page wrote: > > Superb!! > > > > /D > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Josh Berkus [mailto:josh@agliodbs.com] > > > Sent: 29 January 2004 17:59 > > > To: pgsql-www@postgresql.org > > > Subject: [pgsql-www] Fwd: Very amusing submission for the site. > > > > > > Folks, > > > > > > Got this yesterday. Thought that you might find it as > > > amusing as I did. > > > > > > Looks like Microsoft can't tell the difference between MS SQL > > > Server and > > > PostgreSQL! Fortunately, we can. > > > > > > Turned her down, of course. Politely, despite temptations. > > > > > > ================================ > > > Subject: Can you assist me > > > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:16:29 -0800 > > > From: "Tracey Friend" <tfriend@microsoft.com> > > > To: <josh@agliodbs.com> > > > > > > Josh, > > > > > > Before I send out a note to the main SQL Users Group, I > > > wanted to ask a participant. We are having a invitational > > > Career Day where we have SQL database positions available. > > > Can this type of event be posted? > > > > > > Microsoft Corporation > > > > > > presents.... > > > > > > Bay Area Invitational Career Day > > > > > > Featuring the Real Time Collaboration (RTC) group > > > > > > RVSP with your resume to: > > > > > > coreyc@microsoft.com > > > > > > Check out our open positions at www.microsoft.com/careers > > > <http://www.microsoft.com/careers> > > > > > > Resumes will > > > also be accepted for our Server and Tools group at this time. > > > > > > Please send resumes for review to tfriend@microsoft.com > > > > > > Thursday, February 5, 2004 > > > > > > Hilton Santa Clara > > > <http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=SJCSCHF> > > > > > > 9:00 a.m. Registration > > > > > > 10:00 a.m. Technology Presentation > > > > > > 11:00 - 12:00 p.m.: Network with Microsoft Managers > > > > > > 1 p.m. - Onsite Interviews > > > > > > Meet and listen to guest speakers including: > > > > > > Rajeev Dujari - Group Development Manager > > > > > > Pavel Curtis - Architect > > > > > > Kam Foo Aw - Test Manager > > > > > > Ajay Dankar - Test Manager > > > > > > Please visit the following links to learn about RTC: > > > > > > http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010908711033 > > > <http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010908711033> > > > > > > http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010909711033 > > > <http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX010909711033> > > > > > > Check out our open positions at www.microsoft.com/careers > > > <http://www.microsoft.com/careers> > > > > > > Resumes will > > > also be accepted for our Server and Tools group at this time. > > > > > > Please send resumes for review to tfriend@microsoft.com > > > > > > Tracey M. Friend > > > Snr. Manager, Sourcing > > > Central Staffing and Sourcing > > > Microsoft Corp. > > > 425-706-4431 > > > tfriend@microsoft.com > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Josh Berkus > > > Aglio Database Solutions > > > San Francisco > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of > > > broadcast)--------------------------- > > > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > > > subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@postgresql.org so > > > that your > > > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > > subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@postgresql.org so that your > > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > > -- > Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend > ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664