Between a ring and a TV, I'd go with the ring for some of the same things echoed here.  Though I feel bad for those who buy into DeBeers' marketing...

Although we are far from the Grand Canyon, my husband and I participate in a sport known as geocaching, which gets us outside, away from our computers.  We've found...

My formal title is Systems Support Analyst.  I deal with a big umbrella though - from helpdesk support (printers malfunctioning, new scanner install, software not working properly) to DBA (ERP...

Wow... what a way to effect employees' morale

So "most productive" refers to "most productive in the brown nosing department"? 

To answer the original question, I'm salaried and am supposed to put in 40 hours a week.  I end up going over that, though, between regular work hours and then...

Thank you for saying this.  I turn 26 tomorrow, and as I get closer to 30 than I am 20, I wonder about my future and my career.  Sure, I'd...

Steve left out the MS Grammar Check on the flop list

Don't forget about "Biz octothorp"!  

I don't know if it's necessarily a generational gap thing.  The more I do my job, the more I want just a "phone phone" and not a "swiss army phone".  And...

Hire the person who will fit best for what you're looking to fill. 

As for not knowing if a personality will fit in or not, there are questions and discussions...

When I'm not working, I'm probably gaming in World of Warcraft.  My husband and I have been computer gamers for over a decade now and are hooked by WoW. 

If...

This last one wouldn't have helped me out, as I wouldn't know which databasename to send - I was trying to figure out which database I was in.

As it is, if...

That did it!  Thank you very much!

Wimpy said that on Popeye!!

I'd give you scandalous pictures of chinchillas hacking a network.

I tinkered around when I was younger, learning how to program in 8th grade (1994) in Applesoft Basic on Apple II E computers.  Shortly after I graduated from grade school,...