> I'm surprised to see such a response from you. You're one > of the few people I see on this list 24/7. I'm on the west > coast and see you post at 12:42am. If memory serves me > correctly you're on the east coast... 3:42am > > You got up early to go fishing didn't you? ;-)
White-water rafting, actually. I'm on vacation, and I'm checking my email at night. > So if you have two people... equally qualified, equal > personalities, equal in every way except one goes fishing > and one likes to program in his spare time... who would > you choose. The short and simple answer to that question > is the guy at home... if for no reason other than he doesn't > have to dock the boat before logging into the server to > fix the "problem code" that only rears it's head on the > weekends. ;-) First, being a programmer shouldn't make it more likely that you're going to be on call for weekend emergencies. Programming isn't surgery - no one's going to die. If a programming environment is set up correctly, with development, staging and production environments, with proper QA, this shouldn't be an issue. Second, the problem with hypotheticals is that, well, they're hypothetical. I've never encountered two job applicants who were so comparable, I don't think. If they appear so comparable, you're probably not asking the right questions in the interview process. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
