Return-Path: Delivered-To: 2-oracle-l@orafaq.com Received: (qmail 20539 invoked from network); 18 Mar 2008 04:41:36 -0500 Received: from freelists-180.iquest.net (HELO turing.freelists.org) (206.53.239.180) by static-ip-69-64-49-119.inaddr.intergenia.de with SMTP; 18 Mar 2008 04:41:36 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 39099826BA5; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:41:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing.freelists.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 12296-09; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:41:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id A6A83826BF2; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:41:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list oracle-l); Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:05:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id AA362826A0B for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:05:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing.freelists.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 08836-05 for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:05:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com (wa-out-1112.google.com [209.85.146.176]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 6D79B8269DD for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:05:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id k22so6877507waf.18 for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:05:07 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type; bh=jgKklYHADALzlHbByvMk6q/OFkNcyqgKh3262xtnWRo=; b=MZ5wz6W/RKS+vGSSP1Gh94V9S514DhGmw/OU1mLpzu2eqSGbO/RIiswYYiWKy5vj8qQs8tf5HiAF4ZS2Ya/wJGapNeHkwt9hQKL51s5EM3aTibg6P30GmuCGkewad9OHFRxuH2OjTg50v7weZnss1KN7W59zWAxNHO8O7TjWRPk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type; b=hSCzqbFzGdGADzBfT9rh2V4laRvFS3HY3SFJnG6/a6bmrSMIuQs9wNhlfUQpJzPOWtEIvx20X9D/5FN+swlAven7gM6v6EiORQj7etNCG6QpCxTtmYMuE8N8iUtp4tJldrifLfz3IuGpTieA761et18ckft2aVE141esim/W0AI= Received: by 10.114.160.1 with SMTP id i1mr1115596wae.49.1205831107746; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:05:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.59.19 with HTTP; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:05:07 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <98c5e2a20803180205g2d80eb9drcd3ea310b14e4605@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:35:07 +0530 From: "Srinivas Chintamani" To: oracle-l@freelists.org Subject: RE: Oracle DBA future MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_6019_26712993.1205831107741" X-archive-position: 6332 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-to: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: srinivas.chintamani@gmail.com Precedence: normal Reply-to: srinivas.chintamani@gmail.com List-help: List-unsubscribe: List-software: Ecartis version 1.0.0 List-Id: oracle-l X-List-ID: oracle-l List-subscribe: List-owner: List-post: List-archive: X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at localhost.localdomain ------=_Part_6019_26712993.1205831107741 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline People skills Vs DBA I have heard this opinion voiced a lot of times in my career, that most DBAs are not inclined to dealing with people. They'd rather spend their time tackling complicated TECHNICAL issues than deal with people. Is that something that anybody else on this list has experienced? Is it ok for a very talented DBA to be stunted in their people skills? Why or why not ? ------=_Part_6019_26712993.1205831107741 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline People skills Vs DBA

I have heard this opinion voiced a lot of times in my career, that most DBAs are not inclined to dealing with people.  They'd rather spend their time tackling complicated TECHNICAL issues than deal with people.

Is that something that anybody else on this list has experienced?

Is it ok for a very talented DBA to be stunted in their people skills?  Why or why not ?
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