way too cynical.
One of the few things I learned in the management class I took was "you have to train
the people
below you to do your job if you ever want a promotion"
If no one else can do what you do, then you can't move on to other things.
On the other hand, Satar is a consultant. And looking at the world from that
direction, you
wouldn't want anyone else around to do what you do because you'd lose the contract if
there were a
full-timer around (you can have a fulltimer put in extra hours without having to pay
more)
But as a full-time employee, I want someone else around. Because there is ALWAYS too
much work for
one person, at least in my shop.
Rachel
- "Weaver, Walt" <wweaver_at_rightnow.com> wrote:
> Well, this seems to me to be a cynical/paranoid way of looking at things.
> Probably true in some circles though.
>
> Personally, I'm with the Hire A Second DBA crowd. I, too, would much rather
> have a life. Too much fun stuff to do out there, too many places to go and
> beer to drink.
>
> --Walt (I'm goin' fishin') Weaver
> Bozeman, Montana
>
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>
>
> If we lived in a perfect world, where the employee
> matters, then I would hire an additional DBA to share
> ideas and responsibility.
>
> However, since we live in a capatilistic world, I
> would do the job by myself for the following reasons:
> 1. Management will see one of you as being redundant
> during financial problems because there was one person
> doing this job before, therefore they can get rid of
> one of the DBAs and still be ok.
>
> 2. Mamangement acknowledges that there is a possible
> need to hire an additional person, thus acknowledging
> that you do the job of two people. This is a benefit
> to you for asking for a big pay increase.
>
> 3. Hiring Oracle consultants and purchasing software
> are tax deductible to the company as opposed to paying
> a salary to another person and providing them with
> Health Care and Office Space. At least in the USA.
>
> 4. If you hire a entry-level DBA, chances are that
> he/she will learn his skill set from you and then
> move on to bigger opportunities (which puts you back
> to square one) or he/she will just stab you in the
> back to try to get your job.
>
> Regards,
> Satar
>
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