I did not see any messages about $20 Maybe the sender sent it to you only.
Again, you got angry, take breath and ask your questions anytime. :-) On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Akachi Pictures <purplefi...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > No, not offended at all! Trust me, i'd much rather get no responses than a > rather insulting remark as to soliciting training for $20. I mean, what is > that??? I'm not naive, I "get it." So there were absolutely no expecations > on my part as far as having people "jump up to offer." > > As I'm self-studying, i was listening to a career podcast and they > suggested getting a mentor to bounce questions off of and get advice. So, i > posted what i posted. > > that's it. > > sigh.... > > Chidiki > > "Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life." > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 16:19:40 -0400 > > From: rhi...@sympatico.ca > > To: purplefi...@hotmail.com > > Subject: Re: DBA Mentor? > > > > > > I hope you're not offended by the fact that no one jumped up to offer > > to be your mentor. Your request was perfectly polite and I'm sure no one > > was offended by it. > > > > The thing is that most of the people on this mailing list are working > > full time and have families and private lives. Also, I think they are > > concerned that you are looking for a big commitment of time. Expecting > > that kind of person to give up a lot of scarce personal time is just not > > very realistic. I'm sure you'll look back on this in a few years when > > you are working full time and have an active private life yourself and > > realize how much you are asking. > > > > In the meantime, feel free to post questions here and I'm sure people > > will help as best they can. But don't look for really long answers, even > > to "big questions" like "how do I design a database?". You're much more > > likely to get a reference to a tutorial or a book than to have someone > > actually explain the process in detail. Most of us have bosses looking > > over our shoulder and simply can't take a lot of time to help someone to > > the level that a mentor typically does. > > > > Good luck to you! > > > > -- > > Rhino > > > > On 2011-05-04 15:54, Akachi Pictures wrote: > > > GUYS. I NEVER ASKED TO PAY MONEY OR ASKED FOR TUTORING! GEEZ! > > > > > > > >
