I had a micromanager at my last job, but the thing was she couldn't decide what she wanted done when and she often contradicted herself. As others have indicated,...

Whether an individual developer supports the code or not, there needs to be a vehicle to do the support. I worked in an organization where a new piece of...

....and my former company was one of those vendors. We'd grant our blessing on application servers being virtual, but we insisted on SQL Server being on a physical box....

I've been fortunate that my employers have all offered some educational benefits. While they wouldn't pay for certifications (even if directly related to the position) they would offer tuition...

It definitely is important to ask questions of the interviewer(s). One of my favorites is to ask why they are still there / what makes them return to work...

At my previous employer innovation was actually frowned upon. As an example, under previous management we had worked towards a web based knowledge management system, with our policies, procedures,...