Want to be a DBA? Be careful what you ask for.....

To all you experienced DBAs :

        What made you want to be a DBA? More money? More prestige? Why?

        I have been preparing to become a DBA for a long time. Occasionally the question would come to my mind : Why do you want to be a DBA? I can not seem to be able to come up with a convincing answer. And then the phrase would pop up : Be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it!

        It would be a heartbreak to realize what you spend so much time and effort to get is not really what you want! But by then it will have been a little too late to turn back.

        What's the big deal being a DBA? Any comment will be appreciated!

• J. Yang