RE: OT moment of doubt

>>depends on how well you can sell [it]
"We had a database failure and our environment doesn't have the capacity for proper backups. I no longer want to work in an environment like that."

How is that? :o)

Seriously, when I first started in Oracle I was in a big shop and critical databases. I Sr. DBA turned to me and said..."don't do something stupid...I can find another job, you can not."

Not sure if we was looking out for me, was aware of my incompetence, or just didn't wan to fix my mistakes! Turns out he was looking after me...a good DBA and a genuine guy.

I knew one Sr. DBA that would run to the *customer* and say... "I did not do it and I told him not to do it!". What is the name for that?..."unemployed" as it turns out.  ;o)

Chris Marquez
Oracle DBA

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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org on behalf of stephen booth Sent: Wed 6/15/2005 3:56 PM
To: Oracle-L_at_freelists.org
Subject: Re: OT moment of doubt  

Sysadmin I used to know called it the 'Carpenter Moment' after the carpenter's adage of "Measure twice, cut once".

On 15/06/05, Marquez, Chris <cmarquez_at_collegeboard.org> wrote:
> I believe a DBA always needs one of two things;
> A good backup
> *or*
> a current resume!

>=20

I suspect that depends on how well you can sell "Accidentally deleted payroll system the morning before the pay run." as an answer to "Why are you leaving your current job?"

Stephen
--=20
It's better to ask a silly question than to make a silly assumption.

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