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Re: Work vs marriage

From: Kimberly Smith <KSMITH1_at_gmd.fujitsu.com>
Date: 31 May 2000 10:34:46 -0700
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You can get the salary and the regular work hours as well. I work 8-5 and am stuck carrying a pager but in the 4 months I have been at this plant the pager has gone off twice and its was only to bring up the database after Omniback failed its backup.



Kimberly Smith
EDS/Fujitsu
Gresham, Oregon
Work: 503-669-6050
Email: kimberly.smith_at_gmd.fujitsu.com

        kimberly.smith_at_eds.com

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Date: 31 May 2000 09:22:37
From:"Walt Weaver" <wweaver_at_rightnowtech.com> To:Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L> Subject:RE: Work vs marriage
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I purposely seek out employment that lets me spend more time with my family and my fun pursuits, i.e. soaring, fly fishing, etc.

I enjoy DBA work, but I enjoy my off time more. I live where I want to live, and while my salary is probably half of what most people make on this list, I spend most of my evenings and weekends where I want to be: with my family, or in the sky, or on the river.

I'll leave the 80-hour weeks to you workaholics. Life's too short for that crap, IMHO.

--Walt Weaver
  Bozeman, Montana, USA

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Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 6:18 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

I have a story like this to tell;

Some time ago I had to work during the weekend for some ^#$&* hacked our computers.
On Wednesday I took the wife and kids to the circus and some hamburger-restaurant. They asked me 'when's the next weekend you have to work?'
The guy next to me didn't do this, and his family tells him 'not to work that much'

I think we all know that if everything ok at home, work goes well too.... (and v.v.)

Eric Lansu

> Dick,
> I want to work for you...
>
> Tom Harleman
> 11080 Willowmere Dr.
> Indianapolis, IN 46280
> 317-844-2884 Home
> 317-843-9122 Home Office
>
> -----Original Message-----
> dgoulet_at_vicr.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 10:38 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> Tony,
>
> Many a year ago I too came home to a similar situation, after 48 hours
> on
> the flight line, coaxing a number of KC-135's & an SR-71 into the air.
> After
> getting some sleep, listening to the wife complain about "how much of a
> work-aholic" I was & reading a book to my three daughters before they went
> to
> bed, I found what I was missing. Since then, work is whatever time I
spend
> at
> work or if I wake up early in the morning (of my own volition, not the
alarm
> clock). And I take my wife out at least once a week. Marriage has never
> been
> better. This weekend we collectively spend the entire three days out on
the
> yard getting her flowers all planted, trimmed, etc... Boy does my back
> ache!!
>
> In short and in my opinion, If you aren't spending at least as much
time
> working on your marriage as you spend at work, you really can't complain
at
> the
> results!! That goes for ALL of us, guys & gals.
>
> Dick Goulet, MSgt, USAF (retired)
> Senior Oracle DBA
> Vicor Corporation
>
> ____________________Reply Separator____________________
> Author: Sherwin Anthony Sequeira <sherwin_at_sequeira.ezesurf.co.uk>
> Date: 5/26/00 8:04 PM
>
> > i hear u both, i'm supposed to leave at 3P on friday, at 2:50P,
developer
> > emails me about out of space on a PK index(partitioned), so i think no
> > biggie, i dont have DBA privs(its a production db and i dont do
> production),
> > so i start digging and realize its a range partitioned index and the
> ranges
> > are WAY OFF. so i spend this evening, figuring out the correct ranges
and
> > rebuild the index.
> >
> > bahhhhh
> >
> >
> > joe
>
> Joe,
>
> Please accept my commiserations. Users, don't you love them?
>
> I spent this evening driving 3 hours (70 miles) through pelting
rain
> and
> Bank holiday traffic, coming home to a loving daughter and a not so loving
> wife.
>
> I spent the day demonstrating Oracle's point in time recovery to a
> customer. Unfortunately the redo logs were screwed, with no backups! So
> much
> for the demo.
>
> But, I spent the evening playing snooker and drinking Honey Dew.
> Now
> catching up with the list.
>
> I bet you still enjoy it though eh!
>
> Regards.
>
> Tony
> --
> S. A. Sequeira
>
> --
> Author: Sherwin Anthony Sequeira
> INET: sherwin_at_sequeira.ezesurf.co.uk
>

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 From: "William Beilstein" <BeilstWH_at_obg.com>
 Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 14:13:55 -0400
 Subject: RE: DBA poster

The only thing wrong with the free poster offer from DivCOMP is that they =
want to know everything about you, your company, your boss, who is IS =
manager, what does your company do etc, etc, etc... A royal and pain in =
the butt.


>>> "Geeta Iyer" <geeta.iyer_at_sprintparanet.com> 05/31/00 01:06PM >>>
Sean, Are you really serious! I'd be happy to help you out. I need your address and I'll mail it out to you as soon as I request and receive one. Geeta -----Original Message----- Sean Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 3:18 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L As DIVCOMP offer poster for free to US residents, would a US resident on this list be so kind as to request one and send it on to me, I'll cover postage costs (if required!). Kind hearted DBA's please reply back =
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