I have gone the consulting route three times in my
career. Here are some observations in no particular
order of importance.
Solo is a tough way to go. You have to find the
business and do the work. Either, done right is a
full time job.
In spite of the fact that as professionals we place a
Having been independent for over 20 years, and now a permanent employee (if
anything is permanent) for the past three years, one idea might be to
broker your services through placement or consulting firms where you have
a better idea of the companies background and what you are getting in to.
For
Good question Maria and something a lot of us on the list either do, have
done or have considered.
I have no intention of questioning your abilities but being the sole DBA on
a site it is quite easy to be seen as a good dba because the users and your
management have nothing to compare against.
It
Maria - I think John has offered some very good advice. Often DBA tasks can
be split into development support tasks and production support tasks. At
larger sites these may be separate jobs.
When you say you are thinking of part-time DBA work, are you thinking of
marketing yourself, or seeking
Title: RE: career questions
Hi Maria,
Having bounced back and forth between consulting and being an employee I'd go for it. Whether you should go for it or whether you will enjoy the consultant role is a matter of personal preference. One way to find out is to just jump in but it also
