Received: (qmail 1610 invoked from network); 18 Sep 2009 15:55:50 -0500 Received: from freelists-180.iquest.net (HELO turing.freelists.org) (206.53.239.180) by static-ip-85-25-126-90.inaddr.intergenia.de with SMTP; 18 Sep 2009 15:55:45 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 692FFCAF91D; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:54:27 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at localhost.localdomain 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 xJKXp0rC+ADq; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:54:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from turing.freelists.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id F1471CAF8E1; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:53:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list oracle-l); Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:53:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id DDE9CCAF830 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:53:05 -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 lFebqH1PPQv1 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:53:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail-vw0-f172.google.com (mail-vw0-f172.google.com [209.85.212.172]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 8DFFFCAF7A6 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:53:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by vws2 with SMTP id 2so1056137vws.20 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:53:04 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=yuiyVwTlZv14HC8xt9/t4cRs6iuSKNyDmukEQnbjym4=; b=L/Cy26ydRYUYUs7u5H7jF74IDQ01wWmQTUbmX+4+tB456jMvFD5G8PKkTky/ohtc7J ZiEvfCxIjxhUxlmEoKaBoATY/tYxiXx2J4T/7et4aUNal6e9UaecU89yQ9YlTMvKcolv UnBPtomdSpvD3kYR1PRH03QJBIuXfkwmMtTUU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=aPu0JG2tWmGeB/FQ6aqIpyipqqwuhmyDEzGDUlEv3/o6a/0Ze6QuZaBuT3bsmfrel/ pjb6yZSoLzpcm3uBW9RKy8WeuYSGSEjvwBZTOhiSqvjtlwBz9RB6Sd3hUmBqHVG9QAk/ l3tZmtnd69Qc0CZF+GDqvd7fCIJD5oYXbH154= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.109.40 with SMTP id h40mr1985579vcp.40.1253307184526; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:53:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:53:04 -0700 Message-ID: <26fdee6e0909181353p7aa5b4fcg11c0e62466429a0@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Question about time accounting at your work From: Michael Moore To: ChrisDavid.Taylor@ingrambarge.com Cc: "oracle-l@freelists.org" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00c09f971d348737480473e051b3 X-archive-position: 20941 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-to: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: michaeljmoore@gmail.com Precedence: normal Reply-to: michaeljmoore@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 --00c09f971d348737480473e051b3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I'm required to account for my time at least once a year. Interested in moving to California? :-) Mike On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Taylor, Chris David < ChrisDavid.Taylor@ingrambarge.com> wrote: > Ok fellow full-time employee DBAs I have a question. (Not for contractors > :) > > How many of you use project accounting at your place of work. Where every > hour has to be accounted for against projects, or maintenance or some other > code? > > I was basically told I'm not "visible enough" --- this is 1 year after > receiving a ton of awards and accolades for solving a problem at one of our > sister companies. Now it "appears" that my value to the company is being > questioned. I imagine questions like "What does he do all day?" are being > asked. > > Usually I lump database support into 1 group, and patches/maintenance into > another group and performance tuning into a 3rd group. Now, I'm goign to > have to start micromanaging my hours. I work for an internal IT department > at a large corporation. I think we bill the other departments for services, > but not sure. > > Anyone else have to deal with this? > > *Chris Taylor* > *Sr. Oracle DBA* > Ingram Barge Company > Nashville, TN 37205 > Office: 615-517-3355 > Cell: 615-354-4799 > Email: chris.taylor@ingrambarge.com > > > *CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE**: This e-mail and any attachments are > confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the named recipient, > please notify the sender immediately and delete the contents of this message > without disclosing the contents to anyone, using them for any purpose, or > storing or copying the information on any medium.* > > --00c09f971d348737480473e051b3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm required to account for my time at least once a year. Interested in= moving to California? :-)
Mike


On= Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Taylor, Chris David <ChrisDavid.Taylor@ingram= barge.com> wrote:
Ok fellow full-time=20 employee=A0DBAs I have a question. (Not for contractors=20 :)
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How many of you use=20 project accounting at your place of work.=A0 Where every hour has to be=20 accounted for against projects, or maintenance or some other=20 code?
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I was basically told=20 I'm not "visible enough" --- this is 1 year after receiving a= ton of awards and=20 accolades for solving a problem at one of our sister companies.=A0 Now it= =20 "appears" that my value to the company is being questioned.=A0 I = imagine=20 questions like "What does he do all day?" are being asked.=
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Usually I lump=20 database support into 1 group, and patches/maintenance into another group a= nd=20 performance tuning into a 3rd group.=A0 Now, I'm goign to have to start= =20 micromanaging my hours.=A0 I work for an internal IT department at a large= =20 corporation.=A0 I think we bill the other departments for services, but not= =20 sure.
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Anyone else have to=20 deal with this?
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Chris=20 Taylor
Sr. Oracle=20 DBA
Ingram Barge Company
Nashville, TN 37205
Office: 615-517-3355
Cell: 615-354-4799
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CONFIDENTIALITY=20 NOTICE: This=20 e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If = you=20 are not the named recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delet= e the=20 contents of this message without disclosing the contents to anyone, using t= hem=20 for any purpose, or storing or copying the information on any=20 medium.

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