RE: Skill Sets - This may be a dumb question

[Orr, Steve]

Title: Skill Sets - This may be a dumb question

Bureaucracies don't like husbands and wives to be in the same department because there's a greater chance for collusion with the notion is that it's easier for two people to steal something when they are working together. So... because they don't trust them you have to adjust? Sounds very Dilbertian. I'd whine too but it may be better to lay low and wait just in case things blow up. In the meantime you can fantasize about the satisfaction you'll feel after you come to the rescue and say "I told you so."  ;-)

Apologies...

-----Original Message-----
From: Koivu, Lisa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 9:34 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: Skill Sets - This may be a dumb question

Hello everyone,

Well I've been "reassigned".  I was responsible for the completely messed up Peoplesoft Oracle/AIX environment but management here decided that it was more important to separate a husband and wife that both work in the same department, and assigned one of them to be primary support in this environment instead of me.  (sshh:  The new person who is primary doesn't know a thing about Unix.)  My primary job is now suppossed to be data modeling and data warehouse/mart design, moving on into Problematica (er, Informatica) development into a Sql Server database.  I will not be the admin on the Sql Server database.  My new boss referred to this as "database architecture".  ??  What?  They have already decided what they want done and just want someone to take the pretty pictures and implement them with unrealistic deadlines.

The main reason why I am upset is because it seems to me that data modeling is such a "soft" skill.  I am concerned about keeping my skills up to date and keeping my hands in an Oracle environment, whether it's a mess or not.  Seems to me that data modeling alone isn't something that can land you a new job or really spiff up your resume.  I think that having a finite list of skills (Oracle, Unix, Windows 2000, Erwin, Project, crap like that) is more what employers search for, and is what HR depts can easily deal with.

Am I wrong?  This job pays well and working for a huge company has it's benefits, if you can deal with the bureaucracy similar to what is described in the 1st paragraph.  And I know in this market I am just lucky to have a job. 

And please tell me if I'm whining.  I may just need a KITA.  Who knows anymore...

Lisa Koivu
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