Might be a marketing gimmick. Venkat -- On Mon, 07 Jan 2002 04:20:18 Witold Iwaniec wrote: >I wonder if the article is about a real person. Maybe it has been >"created" by companies that run DBA courses and want to fiil >classes. > >It reminds me ITI commercials. The company went down last >summer, then was purchased by someone else and last October- >November you could hear on the radio: >"400,000 unfilled positions in e-commerce are waiting..." > >Witold > > >On 4 Jan 2002 at 14:00, Randy Kirkpatrick wrote: > >> I'm sorry ... but "a little over $100K" + $7K is way over what any >> reasonable person would pay for a newbie DBA! I stand by my previous message >> ... this is full of crap unless he's doing more than DBA work! (Or the >> company is EXTREMELY generous and I want on board!) >> >> Randy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> WILLIAMS >> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 2:15 PM >> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L >> >> >> Note that the article doesn't say that he is making $150K. It says that at >> his old position he was making a little over $100K, and getting Oracle >> certified got him a $7K increase. Well, changing jobs and getting a 7% >> increase isn't a big deal. It says that this position has a potential >> maximum of $150K. I would rate the article as misleading but not an outright >> lie. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 2:20 PM >> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L >> >> >> I agree also, I've been working with Oracle since >> version 4 and the rates here in austin,tx are anywhere >> from $35/hr to $75/hr, and chances are pretty slim finding >> an company willing to pay $75/hr for an senior person, and >> usually its an 1099 job when it comes to $75/hr job. >> >> dan whatley >> >> Randy Kirkpatrick wrote: >> > >> > Either he's full of crap, or they're paying him way too much unless he has >> > some other managerial responsibilities. The only way to make 200K is to be >> a >> > sought-after independent consultant (at $100 an hour or so). The going >> rate >> > in the Denver area is $40 - $60 an hour (sometimes up to $75, but never >> > $100!) >> > >> > Randy >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 11:16 AM >> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L >> > >> > Lemme get this right. >> > >> > This guy is a *new* DBA. He's making 150k and he's not >> > even a senior DBA, where he can make 200k? >> > >> > That's all from me. I'm gonna go sulk now. >> > >> > Jared >> > >> > DENNIS WILLIAMS >> > <DWILLIAMS@LIFE To: Multiple recipients of >> > list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > TOUCH.COM> cc: >> > Sent by: Subject: RE: Becoming a DBA >> > questions >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > m >> > >> > 01/04/02 09:05 >> > AM >> > Please respond >> > to ORACLE-L >> > >> > The following eweek article might be of interest. If the link gets >> mangled, >> > the article is at http://www.eweek.com Following the Data to a DBA Job by >> > Jeff Moad. >> > http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D703%2526a%253D20563,00.asp >> > -- >> > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >> > -- >> > Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS >> > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 >> > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >> > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >> > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >> > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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