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no, the DBA is god.
Okay, serious thought -- ask if they follow a project or people management style.
The difference? project management is mostly concerned with GETTING IT DONE, with little or no regard for how ridiculous the deadlines are or how many hours the people are working. Prime example of this (and a job I did NOT take) is an interview I went on where the boss told me he believed in working his people until they were burned out, then he'd get new ones
people management is subtler -- you make sure the people are professional, you make sure they are rewarded for the work they do, that you give them a day off on occasion, and work on reasonable deadline setting. Example? I started the Monday of Thanksgiving week. My boss said to me "if you can get the reports working by Wednesday, you can have the day after Thanksgiving off"... worked my butt off for that woman
>From: Scott.Shafer_at_dcpds.cpms.osd.mil
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: RE: OT - interviewing your superior
>Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 15:11:53 -0800
>
>1) "Do you realize that I am God, and you will always bow to my will?"
>
>Scott Shafer
>San Antonio, TX
>210-581-6217
>
>"I hate the country, all those animals walking around un-cooked."
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Daniel Curry [SMTP:dcurry_at_cgtime.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 3:36 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: OT - interviewing your superior
> >
> > I am in a position to interview candidates who will ultimately be my
> > boss.
> >
> > I am the net admin in a mixed Unix/Win/Linux environment, with Oracle
> > databases, but no DBA (very simple databases).
> >
> > My question is for 'example' questions to ask these guys to get a full
> > grasp of their management styles, political abilities, technical
> > competencies, etc. Any suggestions would be useful.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Daniel Curry
> > Systems Administrator
> >
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