Hi Rachel, Well I'm glad to see you go, and I mean that in a good way. :) You will certainly be missed, but I know you will be much happier in your new career. I hope it goes even better than you hope for. Jared On 7/15/05, rachel carmichael <wisernet100@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > With apologies to the list for going somewhat off-topic, and begging > Steve's indulgence.... > > Today is my last day at work. My last official day as an Oracle DBA. > I'll still be lurking on this list (too many of you are friends of > mine for me to just drop off), will actually still be at UKOUG (I > *like* the UK and see the friends comment above) but I will no longer > be working as a DBA. > > In fact, I will not be working in corporate America at all. I'm going > back to school in September to retrain for something completely > different. More people-oriented. Less hidden away in the dungeons of > IT. Something I hope will bring me much more personal satisfaction > with my work (there is only so much joy I can take from recovering a > database <G>). > > I wanted to say goodbye to the members of this list and to say thank > you. I have learned something every day from your posts. I have been > been amused by some posts, have often laughed out loud and have made > many personal friends among you. > > So... to quote the inestimable Douglas Adams..... > > "so long, and thanks for all the fish" > > > Rachel > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist