RE: the ora certified masters cert - finally bloody sick

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What merit is there in saying "doctors have malpractice insurance and OCP ... should have one too.".
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[pouring oil on troubled waters]
Uhmmm, I took that as humor. I don't think anybody in their right mind wants to link the DBA profession to the legal profession in this or any other way.

I don't have an OCP. Having spent most of my DBA life as a contractor, I haven't been able to spare the time or the money (laugh if you will, but all my spare time and cash gets sucked into this hole in the water...). Now I'm an employee in a company that doesn't have the resources to provide training, time off, or all those other wonderful perks like visits to IOUG or OOW or anywhere else farther than the nearest pub. And, I earn about half of what I used to earn before last summer. With 10 solid years of Oracle experience, 6 of those as a DBA, I simply could not get an interview or even a call back from any company I submitted a resume to (I did get about 10 automated response letters). When I finally did get an interview with people who knew me and couldn't believe I was available, I took the job.

Was it the lack of the letters OCP on my resume? Was it simply a sign of the times? I don't know. I keep thinking that maybe I'll buy the books, study, and spring for the cost out of my boat budget (cringe). On the other hand, I keep thinking about one OCP I worked with who thought he knew everything and really knew very little. Tough decision. I wish somebody would offer me a job with a training and UG meeting budget (and good vacation time and it's gotta be in the Northwest near water and ..... well a guy's gotta dream.)

Kevin Kennedy
First Point Energy Corporation

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