A few thoughts...
Jr. DBA: Asks the Mid or Sr. DBA where to look.
Mid DBA: Kind of knows where the answer is, but takes a bit to find it.
Sr. DBA: Answer is dog eared in one or more of his office full of books.
Really Sr. DBA: Answer is dog eared in his own book or paper.
Jr. DBA: Feels a lot of fear with every change of the database he has to
make.
Mid DBA: Looks forward to the experience of making the changes.
Sr. DBA: Suggests improvements when reviewing changes, helps implement those
improvements and
then monitors the Mid. DBA as he/she makes the change.
Really Sr. DBA: Is busy installing the latest version of Oracle on AIX, and
updating the current Oracle
standards manual for the department, when the change is requested. Opens
another window, quickly realizes that the change will end up causing all
sorts of data inconsistencies,
redesigns the entire change while at the same time flipping out CD 3 of 5 of
Oracle9iR2 for AIX, Implements
the redesigned change after the developer reviews and approves. Then flips
in CD 4 of 5.
Jr. DBA: Checks with the Mid-tier DBA before making a change to make sure
it's ok.
Mid DBA: Checks with the Sr. DBA before making a change to make sure it's
ok.
Sr. DBA: Comfortable with making the change in his own right, but for more
complicated changes
or new architectural implementations, checks with the Sr. DBA to make sure
it is ok.
Really Sr. DBA: Talks with anyone who will listen and wonders why he is
considered the grand-pobah
DBA because he really doesn't feel like one.
Jr. DBA: 3 Books on his desk.
Mid DBA: 7 Books on his desk.
Sr. DBA: 10-20 books on his desk.
Really Sr. DBA: You can't find because he is buried under the books on his
desk OR he is writing
his latest book.
Jr. DBA: 2 weeks vacation, all taken.
Mid DBA: 3 weeks vacation, 1 week taken and occasional Fridays. All made up
by long weekend and holiday changes.
Sr. DBA: 4 Weeks vacation, 1 week taken with pager going off three times,
occasional Friday off too. All made up for by long weekend and holiday
changes.
Really Sr. DBA: 6 weeks vacation, none taken in 6 years (and of course the
company doesn't accrue vacation time) and all those long weekend and holiday
changes. Pager of cell phone always going off.
Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP
Oracle DBA Technical Lead
CSX Midtier Database Administration
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mother's dying words. But I guess if your body's covered in third degree
burns, and your foot's caught in a bear trap, you tend to start talkin'
crazy.
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