Re: drawbacks of a banking database job?

Do you really want to trade in a 99% chance for a well paid job to a 0,0001% chance to become CEO of large company? Get real.

js wrote:

> Dear Folks,
> I have a possibillity to start working as a DBA and later maybe a Web DB
> designer in a bank?
> I hear the pay for this job in the banks and insurance companies is lot
> better than in other industry companies;
> That is good but is it frustrating moneywise in the long run to know that
> top position for an IT specialist in a bank is ' IT director ' because I
> suppose the financial people run the show and have higher salaries, whereas
> for example I know about a guy who climbed as an IT specialist to the
> position of CEO of the Telecom operator?
> Thanx
>
> J.S.

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Anton Versteeg
DB2 Specialist
IBM Netherlands