The jr thinks that she knows. The mid knows that she knows. The sr knows that she knows not.
Awareness of ignorance is the mark of true knowledge. I like cake. jack silvey --- "Fink, Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree, the Jr. DBA must focus on learning. > Mid DBA...is still learning. Many Mid still view > tuning/troubleshooting as > an art (with a little magic thrown in) > Sr. DBA...is still learning. Realizes that database > management is a science, > requiring research, expirementation and a very > healthy dose of skepticism. > > The best Sr. DBAs that I know are the first ones to > say 'I don't know'. That > is the only true path to learning. No one can know > everything. Often times > the Jr. DBA will be a great source of knowledge > since they don't know what > NOT to ask. > > Reaction to reading Books/Documentation > Junior - I did not know that > Mid - I know that > Senior - Perhaps...let's prove it > > When a developer/user asks for a change to the > database > Junior - I'll look it up and change it > Mid - I have a script to do that, I'll let you know > when I am done > Senior - Why are you needing this change? Did you > realize that x will cause > y? Let's figure out the best way to accomplish the > result. > > When faced with an undocumented condition/unknown > error > Junior - Log a TAR, get frustrated with 'We need a > trace file. We need more > information. <We have no clue...>'. Calls more > senior help. > Mid - Remembers a passage in a book, tries out the > command. Fixes the > symptom. > Senior - Knows that x can cause y, if z is present. > Tracks condition from > symptom through to actual problem. > > Attends sessions at IOUG > Junior - Assumes that all speakers know exactly what > they are talking about > and all vendor tools work as advertised. > Mid - Listens to and believes Tim, Cary, Craig, > Rich, Rachel, Gaja and all > other High Holy Oracle Gurus preach > Senior - Listens to, questions and tests (on non > production systems) what > Tim, Cary, Craig, Rich, Rachel, Gaja and all other > High Holy Oracle Gurus > preach > > Knowledge level > Junior - Has no clue what they know and don't know > Mid - Knows what they know > Senior - Knows what they don't know > > Every Senior DBA is a mix of Jr. and Mid. They may > know a great deal about > one subsystem of Oracle, but lack knowledge in > another area. > > > Daniel W. Fink > Sr. Oracle DBA > MICROMEDEX > 303.486.6456 > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 2:43 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Junior DBA's job is a learning. > Mid DBA's job is a science. > Sr. DBA's job is the Art. > > Srs feel database, users, developers and everything > else. > They feel what, where, how, when and why should by > done. > Their intuition is of high degree. > ... and everybody is sure - the Sr DBA knows > everything. (so one of the > priority of Sr DBA is to make this impression) > > -- > Alexandre > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Alexandre Gorbatchev > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: > (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). 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