RE: DBA - Job boundaries & perks

what private life? what perks? WHAT HAVEN'T YOU TOLD ME?!?!?!?!

;-)

--Scott

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> From: O'Neill, Sean [SMTP:Sean.ONeill_at_organon.ie]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 10:39 AM
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> Subject: DBA - Job boundaries & perks
>
> How do you protect your "private life" time from your role of DBA?. Do
> you
> have formalised detailed job contracts with your employer covering such
> issues?. What perks/incentives do you receive for going that bit extra or
> being on call "just in case". Do you get to take your holidays or is that
> a
> ficticious clause in your job contract?. It seems to be that DBA's are
> expected to "be there" whenever required, but heck there is life outside
> Oracle DBAing (for some of us at least I hope!). I'm not griping here, as
> I
> know there is usually satisifaction in resolving problems and recovering
> the
> database if required yada yada yada.
>
> Sean :)
>
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