RE: DBA - Job boundaries & perks

  Well, I'm working a startup job now and I really like it. I essentially took a pay cut and the possibility of future "gold" is always nice, but the thing that convinced me to join this team was the work environment. A lot more freedom to be creative and get work done...a lot more input on the architecture of the system (where they actually listen and follow through on the advice!), and a lot more fun in the work environment (of course that could be that its a good group of people I'm working with). The future is really bright for this company, but even if they fold tomorrow (extremely doubtful), I'm having fun with my work and getting an opportunity to learn more, so it will have all been worthwhile. At least you have a lot of long-term DoD contracts you can fall back on in your area. :) BTW, Scott, how's the modernization of that personnel data system coming along?

Jeffery Stevenson
Chief Databeast Tamer
Medical Present Value, Inc.
Austin, TX

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott.Shafer_at_dcpds.cpms.osd.mil
[mailto:Scott.Shafer_at_dcpds.cpms.osd.mil] Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 10:57 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: DBA - Job boundaries & perks

Bill, at least you're still employed. I went after the startup dream and ended up with a pink slip when they folded up... Not a fun time.

--Scott Shafer
  San Antonio, TX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: WIlliam Thater [SMTP:thaterw_at_telergy.net]
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 6:26 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
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> "O'Neill, Sean" wrote:
> >
> > How do you protect your "private life" time from your role of DBA?. Do
> you
> > have formalised detailed job contracts with your employer covering such
>
> i'm supposed to have a private life? damn, obody told me. why am i
> always the last one to know? as for my contract, i'm on call 24x7x365
> including holidays and vacations. i hope you don't work for a startup
> like me. i won't do it again, i was sold on the dream. i was stupid.
>
> and the only perks are that i get everybody else's cast of PCs and i get
> to do all my own tech support.
> --
> Bill Thater Sr. ORACLE DBA
> Telergy, Inc thaterw_at_telergy.net
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