Re: Thanks for the reply

No, no, no. Go with the specialty microbrews.

Or a good Belgian Ale in a corked bottle.

Daniel Morgan

Niall Litchfield wrote:

> stay away from that keg beer. cask ale is the way to go
> (hic).
>
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> Niall Litchfield
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> "Justin" <justin_at_ca.ca> wrote in message
> news:Fte58.7366$yi5.956839_at_news20.bellglobal.com...
> > Van,
> >
> > You know what, I'll ask if there is free beer in the office, better if
 it's
> > in a keg, just like my last company has, and a pool talbe, too.
> >
> > Justin
> >
> >
> >
> > "Van Messner" <vmessner_at_bestweb.net> wrote in message
> > news:u58b2f9oj6mba1_at_corp.supernews.com...
> > > Actually in most companies we only spend part of our day surfing the
 net.
> > > Coffee breaks and lunch are equally important. When you go to get your
> > > first DBA job be sure to tell the hiring manager you expect no
 deadlines,
> > > low stress and an appropriately modest work schedule. That way he won't
 be
> > > laboring under any false impressions of what to expect from you.
> > >
> > > Van
> > >
> > > "Justin" <justin_at_ca.ca> wrote in message
> > > news:nfJ48.18402$Ii5.4912179_at_news20.bellglobal.com...
> > > > Hey, Chris,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the reply, I took a look at the STS stuff, looks good
 though
> > > > the price is kind of steep. Do you have any experience with STS ? Do
 you
> > > > think reading oracle's documentation will help, though the volume is
 kind
 of
> > > > overwhelming.
> > > >
> > > > I'm just curious, the DBAs I know seems just like Sys Admins,
 sitting
> > > > there surfing the net all day, unless someone broke something or
 something
> > > > really bad happend, which doesn't happen that often, while us poor
> > > > programmers have to work day and night at every new feature release,
 which
> > > > is almost every week.
> > > >
> > > > Justin
> > > >
> > > > "Chris Boyle" <cboyle_at_no.spam.hargray.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:a2u70u$dh8d$1_at_news3.infoave.net...
> > > > > I would also skip the OCP CBTs from Oracle. They were the exact
 same
> > > > > quality as Daniel found the book to be. Until Sybex or somebody
 comes
 out
> > > > > with a book your only choice is class room training. You could get
 the
 STS
> > > > > test. They will help you pass certification.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have never met a DBA that didn't have deadlines to meet and
 recovering
 a
> > > > > mission critical instance after a disk failure can't be considered
 relaxing.
> > > > > DBA is different than programming but it can be just as stressful
 and
> > > > > taxing.
> > > > >
> > > > > Good luck on the exams.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Justin" <justin_at_ca.ca> wrote in message
> > > > > news:_Ul48.20204$bu6.3893731_at_news20.bellglobal.com...
> > > > > > Hi, there,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm thinking about take oracle 9i ocp exam, at least the oca
 part,
 before
> > > > > > looking for a dba job. Been a programmer too long, tired and laid
 off.
 Want
> > > > > > something more relaxing. Hate deadlines.
> > > > > > Any suggestions on what kind of books or online resources for
 the
> > > > > > preparation, oracle 9i is pretty new, you know.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks in advance
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Justin
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
Received on Mon Jan 28 2002 - 11:16:37 CET