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Day 5/7 - SQL Challenge 🎯 TODAY’S QUESTION: Find all employees who earn more than their manager. TABLE: Employees (id, name, salary, manager_id) SAMPLE DATA: id | name | salary | manager_id —|———|———|———— 1 | Alice | 90000 | NULL (CEO) 2 | Bob | 80000 | 1 3 | Charlie | 95000 | 1 ← Earns more than Alice! 4 | Diana | 70000 | 2 THE SOLUTION: SELECT e.name as employee_name FROM Employees e JOIN Employees m ON e.manager_id = m.id WHERE e.salary > m.salary; BREAKDOWN: Employees e - Think of this as the “employee table” Employees m - Think of this as the “manager table” e.manager_id = m.id - Connect employee to their manager e.salary > m.salary - Find where employee earns more VISUAL: Employee Table (e) Manager Table (m) name | manager_id id | name | salary ———|———— —|-——|-—— Bob | 1 → 1 | Alice | 90000 Charlie | 1 → 1 | Alice | 90000 ✓ (95k > 90k) Diana | 2 → 2 | Bob | 80000 WHY SELF JOINS ARE HARD: Same table appears twice. You need to: Alias differently (e vs m) Think of them as sepa...

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