Another angle: when I left my last job, I was the only dba. They panicked and did everything they could to try to keep me. The result was they were left without a skilled dedicated dba, assigning my job responsibilities to a bda (big dumb a$$) who tried to learn it in one week.
Any manager should be well aware of how dependent they become on just one person in such an important role. What if that person gets hit by a bus?
Lisa Koivu
Oracle Database Administrator
Fairfield Resorts, Inc.
954-935-4117
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From: Christopher Spence [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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Subject: RE: 2nd DBA or ?
Agreed, it is in the best interest of the company to have two Oracle
professionals. ESPECIALLY if your doing in house development.
Production support, generally the amount of dba's is very black and white,
you can tell by the amount of work they are doing and how much has to be put
off to the next day. As for development, it is not as measurable. I tend
to like a lot of involvement with development, even help out code when there
are some issues that need to resolve quickly. It is very noticeable when a
product is development without dba involvement.
"Do not criticize someone until you walked a mile in their shoes, that way
when you criticize them, you are a mile a way and have their shoes."
Christopher R. Spence
Oracle DBA
Phone: (978) 322-5744
Fax: (707) 885-2275
Fuelspot
73 Princeton Street
North, Chelmsford 01863
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Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 11:10 PM
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Well, this seems to me to be a cynical/paranoid way of looking at things.
Probably true in some circles though.
Personally, I'm with the Hire A Second DBA crowd. I, too, would much rather
have a life. Too much fun stuff to do out there, too many places to go and
beer to drink.
--Walt (I'm goin' fishin') Weaver
Bozeman, Montana
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Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 5:45 PM
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If we lived in a perfect world, where the employee
matters, then I would hire an additional DBA to share
ideas and responsibility.
However, since we live in a capatilistic world, I
would do the job by myself for the following reasons:
1. Management will see one of you as being redundant
during financial problems because there was one person
doing this job before, therefore they can get rid of
one of the DBAs and still be ok.
2. Mamangement acknowledges that there is a possible
need to hire an additional person, thus acknowledging
that you do the job of two people. This is a benefit
to you for asking for a big pay increase.
3. Hiring Oracle consultants and purchasing software
are tax deductible to the company as opposed to paying
a salary to another person and providing them with
Health Care and Office Space. At least in the USA.
4. If you hire a entry-level DBA, chances are that
he/she will learn his skill set from you and then
move on to bigger opportunities (which puts you back
to square one) or he/she will just stab you in the
back to try to get your job.
Regards,
Satar
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