RE: Remote DBA
- From: "Goulet, Richard" <Richard.Goulet@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <cicciuxdba@xxxxxxxxx>, "oracle-l-freelists" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:00:00 -0400
Alan,
Well, I will agree with others on the list that working from home
takes a person with very good time management skills and discipline.
I've done the work from home thing and still do when Mother Nature makes
a real mess up here in the winter and it's hard to concentrate on work
when home projects beckon or the cat decides she wants to sleep on your
lap. I do it, but their not exactly my most productive days. If your
going to hire people who will be remotely located like this it's best to
have someone manage them who is familiar with the concept and how to
manage it. I've worked for a manager who didn't know how to do that,
mandated that I work from home at least 2 days a week, and made me
miserable in the process never mind the customer that I was actually
working for.
As to hiring someone you've never personally met, sure. We've two
in Hyderabad right now, one of which no one here has ever met in person.
Damn good technician too. And yes we did verify references and work
experience. If you don't want to do that then why are you bothering
with an interview?? Once saw a resume for an individual who claimed to
have played 2 seasons with the Boston Celtics. Problem was that he was
about 4 foot 6 inches. Didn't exactly pass the smoke test, now does it.
As for hiring or contracting with a service provider your basically
hiring a consultant who does DBA services. The more important point
here is what does the statement of work say and how do the service
providers references stack up. Good people sometimes work for poor
providers which can make for a bad experience and a poorly written SOW
is not the provider's problem.
Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA/NA Team Lead
PAREXEL International
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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Guillermo Alan Bort
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 5:27 PM
To: oracle-l-freelists
Subject: Remote DBA
Hi List,
I've been reading a lot about remote DBA services, these appear to
be companies based on different locations that provide customers with
DBA services while having all the DBAs physically in one location (or a
limited number of locations). These services are usually hired by
companies whose primary focus isn't IT.
My question now is...would this work in reverse? Having several DBAs
working out of their own homes in whatever city or country they want for
a single company (or for one of the remote DBA services)? I understand
the complexities of having people without Green Cards or working VISAS
working for US based companies, even if they are now physically in the
US.
This one may be for recruiters or decision makers: Would you hire
somebody you've never met (or met only by phone) who lives in another
country (worst case) and whose experience you can't verify if they asked
for half of what an on-site DBA would?
Thanks in advance
Alan.-
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