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Interesting post Patrice. Thanks for sharing this.
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From: Boivin, Patrice J [SMTP:BoivinP_at_mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 11:02 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: RE: OT - interviewing your superior(fun question)
ISO9000 because it will tell you whether the shop is methodical or not. Whether there are expected consistent deliverables or not.
At the same time, because ISO certification is a double-edged sword, you will find out whether the manager is an empire builder, and whether they implemented ISO properly there. In some places ISO is just a huge paperwork exercise, à la Dilbert.
In other places ISO certification can be used to prevent narcissistic careerist empire builders from circumventing company policies re. staffing allotments, resource distribution within departments, and whether the staff there is qualified to do their jobs or not. ISO can also be use to prevent overlaps in responsibility, and it can force managers to really take responsibility for their departments to walk the talk so to speak.
Before I reincarnated as an Oracle DBA I worked in a pharmaceutical company's audit department and one manager absolutely refused to be specific about what each of his staff people's responsibilities were. He wanted to peg problems on any of them, from day to day, and not leave a record, so that if there ever was a problem he could "delegate" accountability to his subordinates.
The euphemism for this sort of thing is "a team player" - when you see that on job postings, be wary.
Anyway, I'm cutting down on the e-mails now. That should be a relief to some list members.
Patrice Boivin
Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Leith [SMTP:mark_at_cool-tools.co.uk]
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:45 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: OT - interviewing your superior(fun question)
Or just - are you certified? :)
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Patrice J
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 12:36
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
How about: Are you ISO9000 certified?
: )
Patrice Boivin
Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)
Systems Admin & Operations | Admin. et Exploit. des systèmes
Technology Services | Services technologiques
Informatics Branch | Direction de l'informatique
Maritimes Region, DFO | Région des Maritimes, MPO
E-Mail: boivinp_at_mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca <mailto:boivinp_at_mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
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From: Daniel Curry [SMTP:dcurry_at_cgtime.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 8:50 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: OT - interviewing your superior(fun
question)
I like the other fun question that was sent to me privately.
What makes you better qualified than me, to do my job?
Daniel Curry
Systems Administrator
CGtime, Inc.
625 Second Street
Suite 201
San Francisco, CA 94107
ph: 415-348-6516
fx: 415-348-6505
cell: 510-304-7889
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Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 3:56 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: Re: OT - interviewing your superior(fun
question)
Ok i'll throw one in for fun:
Are you willing to give me a 25% pay increase every year
regardless
of
state of the company?
Joe
Daniel Curry wrote:
>
> 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
> CGtime, Inc.
> 625 Second Street
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