Re: Becoming an Oracle DBA - part 4 (& last?)

Dave A wrote:

> I work as an Oracle DBA for a fortune 100 company. We just hired 2 new
> DBAs. One was fresh out of the military with a bit of SQL knowledge. The
> other used to work as a developer for a web company that went belly up.

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> Many experienced DBAs switch jobs because they want more money. Companies
> understand that no matter how much they pay them, in a year or two they will
> leave to go for more money.

Sorry to hear that; and I don't understand it: when your company pays you no matter how much, why still go for the money? And then - more money is like a new car: nice for 6 weeks or so, but after that you'll be used to it. And your account will be as empty on month-end as it used to be (I know mine is... :|).
I feel -and I aim for that- that getting new challenges, or more or different responsablities
are far more rewarding. Looks like you have got a new assignment, too: tutoring 2 junior
DBA's! In the end, of course, that should be rewarded; in cash, time, courses, whatever, but it should.

Anyway - maybe I'm just oldfashioned, which could very well be - not only am I born
and bread in the old world, but the few hairs I have left are quite grey, too. And I remeber
working with Oracle V4.
But I have had new opportunities and challenges throughout my career, and have enjoyed
that. As a side effect I do make more money, but life is more expensive nowadays...
I have also worked for only three companies, the last 20 years.

> As a result, there are opportunities for the
> candidate with the proper attitude and motivation.

Not as a result, that is always the case!

My 2c (shortly after 1ec),
Frank Received on Wed Oct 18 2000 - 12:11:31 CDT