RE: RE: Jr.DBA, Mid level DBA, Sr.DBA

So that's why the Gods died out...

Hehehe...

Scott Shafer
San Antonio, TX
210-581-6217

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> From: Weaver, Walt [SMTP:wweaver_at_rightnow.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 2:39 PM
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> Subject: RE: RE: Jr.DBA, Mid level DBA, Sr.DBA
>
> You guys are rookies. The Gods all use Linux.
>
> --Walt
>
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> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:17 PM
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>
>
> Better run like WIND!! All Real DBA's use HP.
>
> Dick Goulet
>
> ____________________Reply Separator____________________
> Author: Rachel Carmichael <wisernet100_at_yahoo.com>
> Date: 5/31/2002 11:01 AM
>
> AIX? Come on all really senior DBAs work on SUN
>
> (ducking and running broken field pattern :) )
>
>
>
> --- "Freeman, Robert " <Robert_Freeman_at_csx.com> wrote:
> > A few thoughts...
> >
> > Jr. DBA: Asks the Mid or Sr. DBA where to look.
> > Mid DBA: Kind of knows where the answer is, but takes a bit to find
> > it.
> > Sr. DBA: Answer is dog eared in one or more of his office full of
> > books.
> > Really Sr. DBA: Answer is dog eared in his own book or paper.
> >
> > Jr. DBA: Feels a lot of fear with every change of the database he has
> > to
> > make.
> > Mid DBA: Looks forward to the experience of making the changes.
> > Sr. DBA: Suggests improvements when reviewing changes, helps
> > implement those
> > improvements and
> > then monitors the Mid. DBA as he/she makes the change.
> > Really Sr. DBA: Is busy installing the latest version of Oracle on
> > AIX, and
> > updating the current Oracle
> > standards manual for the department, when the change is requested.
> > Opens
> > another window, quickly realizes that the change will end up causing
> > all
> > sorts of data inconsistencies,
> > redesigns the entire change while at the same time flipping out CD 3
> > of 5 of
> > Oracle9iR2 for AIX, Implements
> > the redesigned change after the developer reviews and approves. Then
> > flips
> > in CD 4 of 5.
> >
> > Jr. DBA: Checks with the Mid-tier DBA before making a change to make
> > sure
> > it's ok.
> > Mid DBA: Checks with the Sr. DBA before making a change to make sure
> > it's
> > ok.
> > Sr. DBA: Comfortable with making the change in his own right, but for
> > more
> > complicated changes
> > or new architectural implementations, checks with the Sr. DBA to make
> > sure
> > it is ok.
> > Really Sr. DBA: Talks with anyone who will listen and wonders why he
> > is
> > considered the grand-pobah
> > DBA because he really doesn't feel like one.
> >
> > Jr. DBA: 3 Books on his desk.
> > Mid DBA: 7 Books on his desk.
> > Sr. DBA: 10-20 books on his desk.
> > Really Sr. DBA: You can't find because he is buried under the books
> > on his
> > desk OR he is writing
> > his latest book.
> >
> > Jr. DBA: 2 weeks vacation, all taken.
> > Mid DBA: 3 weeks vacation, 1 week taken and occasional Fridays. All
> > made up
> > by long weekend and holiday changes.
> > Sr. DBA: 4 Weeks vacation, 1 week taken with pager going off three
> > times,
> > occasional Friday off too. All made up for by long weekend and
> > holiday
> > changes.
> > Really Sr. DBA: 6 weeks vacation, none taken in 6 years (and of
> > course the
> > company doesn't accrue vacation time) and all those long weekend and
> > holiday
> > changes. Pager of cell phone always going off.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP
> > Oracle DBA Technical Lead
> > CSX Midtier Database Administration
> > Author: Oracle9i New Features
> > Mastering Oracle8i
> >
> > Clark Griswold <http://us.imdb.com/Name?Chase,+Chevy> : Eddie, has
> > anyone ever told you that you're bad luck?
> > Cousin Eddie <http://us.imdb.com/Name?Quaid,+Randy> : Those were my
> > mother's dying words. But I guess if your body's covered in third
> > degree
> > burns, and your foot's caught in a bear trap, you tend to start
> > talkin'
> > crazy.
> >
> >
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