Re: DBA to Solve your database headaches

Nuno Souto wrote:
>
> In a valiant and sublime effort,Ricky Sanchez
> frowned, dipped a thumb in soot and doodled:
>
> >
> >If those guys would take, say half the time they spent writing messages
> >to this newsgroup and then applied that time to their jobs, they might
> >be able to scratch out a living.
>
> Great! A "holier-than-thou"....
>
> Take a second or two to check posting times in the headers and you'll
> realize I post well OUTSIDE of work hours and NEVER from work.
>
> As well, I didn't complain about my pay, just compared what averages
> are against other countries.
>
> And I DO scratch a living and also support a wife, two kids and two
> dogs. And my house is paid for out of my own pocket. And have been
> doing so probably longer than you've been alive.
> So, I don't take kindly to comments from any half-snot who thinks he's
> got a better attitude to work than anybody else.
>
> Cheers
> Nuno Souto
> nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam

True - we can get nicer rates here in the UK - but then again, we also have to fork out 1000 quid per month (ie 3000AUD) to live in a tiny dogbox...whereas back home in Perth (Oz), 3000AUD would get me quite a nice little 17-bedroom place!

:-)
Connor

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