management here doesn't believe in time off for user group meetings.
which is sort of to the point of this discussion. They want me to be up
to speed on all the latest, greatest, bells and whistles of Oracle but
they won't give me the time or money for the acquisition of that
knowledge.
- Bob Metelsky <bmetelsky_at_cps92.com> wrote:
> A few years ago being an experienced DBA was a valuable commodity
> and
> we
> really enjoyed that. But the managers were very frustrated by having
> to
> search hard for a DBA, pay spiraling salary demands, etc. I think
> some
> managers look on these times as their revenge. What some DBAs see as
> pay
> cuts the managers see as a return to sanity.
> Can anyone relate to this scenario?
>
> #############################################
>
> Well, they may have their revenge now, (I certainly see that every
> day
> where I am for the past year or so) although I'm confident the tides
> will turn and we techies will once again rise.
>
> What gets my gall is, so many managers think short term and would
> sell
> their own mother if it meant one more step up the ladder for then,
> while
> people like us pride ourselves on something solid like real skills,
> knowledge and experience that make the actual wheels turn. We can't
> cook
> the books like we have seen from our 'leadership'. That level of
> 'business skill' makes me sick.
>
> Now our field is a primary victim of their short sightedness and
> greed.
> Oh sure... we are overpaid... right. It's an easy target but invalid
> and
> no doubt time will prove that.
>
> Its funny, I attended the recent NYOUG (Rachael where were you???<g>)
> and Oracle was spouting about 10g being a one click install,
> everything
> self managing, self tuning..., self installing, I mean that's
> laughable!!! Sure it will "seem"/ "sold as" self managing... but how
> does one know what *IS* managed and what to to do in the event the
> "wizard" fails <grin>?
>
> It's just marketing for the times. As soon as this economy gets on
> its
> feet
> And it will get back, all this will be behind us and nothing but the
> lowest level work will be outsourced...
>
> The times they will be a changing
>
> TGIF!!
> Bob
>
>
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