Scenario SQL Question

Employees Without Direct Reports (Anti-Join)

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Problem Statement

Find every employee who is NOT a manager (i.e. nobody reports to them). Use NOT EXISTS. Return employee_id, first_name, last_name, department_name, job_title — ordered by department_id, employee_id.

Relevant Tables

employeesdepartmentsjobs

SQL Concepts Used in This Scenario

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