Very good point. I know where I work, HR classifies DBA as an analyst for pay reasons. The Senior DBA position, is more of a management-type role. More money, more management responsibilities but less actual DBA work.
-D- -- Dwayne Cox Oracle Database Administrator Info Tech, Inc. 5700 SW 34th Street, Suite 1235 Gainesville, FL 32608 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 352.381.4521 fax: 352.381.4444 On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 11:08:07 -0800 DENNIS WILLIAMS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bp, > Often where the term "Senior DBA" comes up is with company HR > departments. It isn't usual for we DBAs to greet each other with "Hi, I'm a > senior DBA". I agree with Mark's comments, but just wanted to point out this > other aspect to the issue. Sometimes HR people use this as a method for > categorizing people in terms of making sense out of salaries. HR criteria > may have nothing to do with what you are thinking of. Personally I often > can't understand HR criteria. > > Dennis Williams > DBA, 40%OCP > Lifetouch, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 12:05 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Mark , > Thanks for the reply . I think learning is a never ending process , > specially in IT industry where new version of software is out before 30% > adapts the previous version .But is there a line which can be drawn ? No one > knows everything . But experience tells where to look for proper things and > what plannings and cautions to be taken before adapting any change . > > -Bp -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Dwayne Cox INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
