RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1

2002-10-01 Thread Paula_Stankus
Title: RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1 H. How come I always seem to be the DBA who can't say no - you don't seem to have that problem at all. -Original Message- From: Conboy, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 3:58 PM To: Multiple recipients of list

RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1

2002-10-01 Thread Paula_Stankus
Title: RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1 I wish I could chuck my catholicism just a little to do something just a little like that - man! -Original Message- From: Bob Metelsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 5:53 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1

2002-10-01 Thread Rachel Carmichael
Paula, It just takes practice. You can learn to say no. I did. You just have to work up to it :) You start with: If I do that for you now, I will fall behind x days on the critical project I am working on for you move on to: I'm sorry. I have too much to do then to: not gonna happen

RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1

2002-10-01 Thread Connor McDonald
My favourite when they come to your desk... Ah, I see the f..k up fairy has come to visit (Apologies for profanity) :-) --- Rachel Carmichael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paula, It just takes practice. You can learn to say no. I did. You just have to work up to it :) You start with:

RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1

2002-10-01 Thread Godlewski, Melissa
Title: RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1 An ENRON executive in training. -Original Message- From: Bob Metelsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 5:53 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1 I don't know how he can

RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1

2002-10-01 Thread Robson, Peter
ORACLE-L Subject: RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1 My favourite when they come to your desk... Ah, I see the f..k up fairy has come to visit (Apologies for profanity) :-) --- Rachel Carmichael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paula, It just takes practice. You can learn to say no. I

Re: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1

2002-10-01 Thread Stephane Faroult
LOL. Any Cicely Mary Barker JPEG of the fairy to put on my desk ? Connor McDonald wrote: My favourite when they come to your desk... Ah, I see the f..k up fairy has come to visit (Apologies for profanity) :-) --- Rachel Carmichael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paula, It

RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1

2002-10-01 Thread Bob Metelsky
load - BDBAFH #1 I don't know how he can live with himself LMAO -Original Message- Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 2:58 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L The phone rings. Another user. Still pissed off, I pick it up... "Database Administr

RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1

2002-09-30 Thread Conboy, Jim
The phone rings. Another user. Still pissed off, I pick it up... Database Administration, can I help you? I answer professionally. Troubled silence on the phone. Politeness is a very bad signal from me and they know it. He was rattled. Uh, hi, this is Joe, technical lead on that

RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1

2002-09-30 Thread Farnsworth, Dave
LMAO -Original Message- Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 2:58 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L The phone rings. Another user. Still pissed off, I pick it up... Database Administration, can I help you? I answer professionally. Troubled silence on the phone. Politeness

RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1

2002-09-30 Thread Bob Metelsky
I don't know how he can live with himself LMAO -Original Message- Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 2:58 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L The phone rings. Another user. Still pissed off, I pick it up... Database Administration, can I help you? I answer

Re: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1

2002-09-26 Thread Rachel Carmichael
hm, now this might be good for a presentation when you come out in December... want to do this as the keynote? EG --- Tim Gorman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's backup day today so I'm pissed off. Being the BDBAFH, however, does have it's advantages. I reassign null to be the tape device -

RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1

2002-09-25 Thread STEVE OLLIG
It's backup day today so I'm pissed off. Being the BDBAFH, however, does have it's advantages. I reassign null to be the tape device - it's so much more economical on my time as I don't have to keep getting up to change tapes every 5 minutes. And it speeds up RMAN too, so it can't be all bad can

RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1

2002-09-25 Thread Gogala, Mladen
Steve, this is great! I must bow to the master! -Original Message- From: STEVE OLLIG [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 5:54 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1 It's backup day today so I'm pissed off

Re: DBA work load - BDBAFH #1

2002-09-25 Thread Tim Gorman
It's backup day today so I'm pissed off. Being the BDBAFH, however, does have it's advantages. I reassign null to be the tape device - it's so much more economical on my time as I don't have to keep getting up to change tapes every 5 minutes. And it speeds up RMAN too, so it can't be all bad