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Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> RE: Roles and Responsibilties
join the club. I've figured out that I either have NO boss, or else everyone is my boss.
No one tells me what to do about the databases. No one ASKS me about the databases. I get requests from programmers for new tables, help with SQL, data cleansing, data correction (let's manually fix the stuff the automated entry screwed up) etc etc,
Does that make them my boss(es)? God I hope not.
I get requests from end users for help digging information out of the database, because the programmers haven't provided adequate automated tools. Are THEY my bosses? Kinda.
The CTO occasionally comes by and tells me how to extract data from the database, and how to join information from various databases together, based on how he wants the world to be, rather than on how the data actually is. He does not listen to real world explanations. I've actually said to him "okay, for the 17th time, here is why we can't do it your way".
I guess technically he is my boss, since he determines pay raises. So I have to become a contortionist to give him what he wants.
end of whine for the day. :)
Rachel
>From: "Boivin, Patrice J" <BoivinP_at_mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: RE: Roles and Responsibilties
>Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2001 03:45:43 -0800
>
>Is this another case of a manager who has no idea what his DBA does?
>
>They only pay attention to us if something goes awry.
>
>Sigh. Whine.
>
>Patrice Boivin
>Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)
>
>Systems Admin & Operations | Admin. et Exploit. des systèmes
>Technology Services | Services technologiques
>Informatics Branch | Direction de l'informatique
>Maritimes Region, DFO | Région des Maritimes, MPO
>
>E-Mail: boivinp_at_mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca <mailto:boivinp_at_mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
>
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>Author: Boivin, Patrice J
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-- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: carmichr_at_hotmail.com Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).Received on Wed Sep 05 2001 - 08:02:19 CDT
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