RE: DBA - Job boundaries & perks

Ooh... is somebody still messing with that PDS thing? I certainly hope that it's a little better than when I was messing with it...

Marty

• Jeffery Stevenson <jeff_at_mpv.com> wrote:
  > Well, I'm working a startup job now and I really
  > like it. I essentially
  > took a pay cut and the possibility of future "gold"
  > is always nice, but the
  > thing that convinced me to join this team was the
  > work environment. A lot
  > more freedom to be creative and get work done...a
  > lot more input on the
  > architecture of the system (where they actually
  > listen and follow through on
  > the advice!), and a lot more fun in the work
  > environment (of course that
  > could be that its a good group of people I'm working
  > with). The future is
  > really bright for this company, but even if they
  > fold tomorrow (extremely
  > doubtful), I'm having fun with my work and getting
  > an opportunity to learn
  > more, so it will have all been worthwhile. At least
  > you have a lot of
  > long-term DoD contracts you can fall back on in your
  > area. :) BTW, Scott,
  > how's the modernization of that personnel data
  > system coming along?
  >
  > Jeffery Stevenson
  > Chief Databeast Tamer
  > Medical Present Value, Inc.
  > Austin, TX
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > [mailto:Scott.Shafer_at_dcpds.cpms.osd.mil]
  > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 10:57 AM
  > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
  >
  >
  > Bill, at least you're still employed. I went after
  > the startup dream and
  > ended up with a pink slip when they folded up...
  > Not a fun time.
  >
  > --Scott Shafer
  > San Antonio, TX
  >
  >
  > > -----Original Message-----
  > > From: WIlliam Thater [SMTP:thaterw_at_telergy.net]
  > > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 6:26 AM
  > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
  > > Subject: Re: DBA - Job boundaries & perks
  > >
  > > "O'Neill, Sean" wrote:
  > > >
  > > > 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
  > >
  > > i'm supposed to have a private life? damn, obody
  > told me. why am i
  > > always the last one to know? as for my contract,
  > i'm on call 24x7x365
  > > including holidays and vacations. i hope you
  > don't work for a startup
  > > like me. i won't do it again, i was sold on the
  > dream. i was stupid.
  > >
  > > and the only perks are that i get everybody else's
  > cast of PCs and i get
  > > to do all my own tech support.
  > > --
  > > Bill Thater Sr. ORACLE DBA
  > > Telergy, Inc thaterw_at_telergy.net
  > >
  >

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  > Einstein
  > >
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