So that's why the Gods died out... Hehehe...
Scott Shafer San Antonio, TX 210-581-6217 > -----Original Message----- > From: Weaver, Walt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 2:39 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: RE: Jr.DBA, Mid level DBA, Sr.DBA > > You guys are rookies. The Gods all use Linux. > > --Walt > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:17 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Better run like WIND!! All Real DBA's use HP. > > Dick Goulet > > ____________________Reply Separator____________________ > Author: Rachel Carmichael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 5/31/2002 11:01 AM > > AIX? Come on all really senior DBAs work on SUN > > (ducking and running broken field pattern :) ) > > > > --- "Freeman, Robert " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A few thoughts... > > > > Jr. DBA: Asks the Mid or Sr. DBA where to look. > > Mid DBA: Kind of knows where the answer is, but takes a bit to find > > it. > > Sr. DBA: Answer is dog eared in one or more of his office full of > > books. > > Really Sr. DBA: Answer is dog eared in his own book or paper. > > > > Jr. DBA: Feels a lot of fear with every change of the database he has > > to > > make. > > Mid DBA: Looks forward to the experience of making the changes. > > Sr. DBA: Suggests improvements when reviewing changes, helps > > implement those > > improvements and > > then monitors the Mid. DBA as he/she makes the change. > > Really Sr. DBA: Is busy installing the latest version of Oracle on > > AIX, and > > updating the current Oracle > > standards manual for the department, when the change is requested. > > Opens > > another window, quickly realizes that the change will end up causing > > all > > sorts of data inconsistencies, > > redesigns the entire change while at the same time flipping out CD 3 > > of 5 of > > Oracle9iR2 for AIX, Implements > > the redesigned change after the developer reviews and approves. Then > > flips > > in CD 4 of 5. > > > > Jr. DBA: Checks with the Mid-tier DBA before making a change to make > > sure > > it's ok. > > Mid DBA: Checks with the Sr. DBA before making a change to make sure > > it's > > ok. > > Sr. DBA: Comfortable with making the change in his own right, but for > > more > > complicated changes > > or new architectural implementations, checks with the Sr. DBA to make > > sure > > it is ok. > > Really Sr. DBA: Talks with anyone who will listen and wonders why he > > is > > considered the grand-pobah > > DBA because he really doesn't feel like one. > > > > Jr. DBA: 3 Books on his desk. > > Mid DBA: 7 Books on his desk. > > Sr. DBA: 10-20 books on his desk. > > Really Sr. DBA: You can't find because he is buried under the books > > on his > > desk OR he is writing > > his latest book. > > > > Jr. DBA: 2 weeks vacation, all taken. > > Mid DBA: 3 weeks vacation, 1 week taken and occasional Fridays. All > > made up > > by long weekend and holiday changes. > > Sr. DBA: 4 Weeks vacation, 1 week taken with pager going off three > > times, > > occasional Friday off too. All made up for by long weekend and > > holiday > > changes. > > Really Sr. DBA: 6 weeks vacation, none taken in 6 years (and of > > course the > > company doesn't accrue vacation time) and all those long weekend and > > holiday > > changes. Pager of cell phone always going off. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP > > Oracle DBA Technical Lead > > CSX Midtier Database Administration > > Author: Oracle9i New Features > > Mastering Oracle8i > > > > Clark Griswold <http://us.imdb.com/Name?Chase,+Chevy> : Eddie, has > > anyone ever told you that you're bad luck? > > Cousin Eddie <http://us.imdb.com/Name?Quaid,+Randy> : Those were my > > mother's dying words. But I guess if your body's covered in third > > degree > > burns, and your foot's caught in a bear trap, you tend to start > > talkin' > > crazy. > > > > > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: Freeman, Robert > > 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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