RE: how to prevent DBA burnout?

So Jerry - what can we do to get you back to Annapolis ?  :-)  

 

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Subject: how to prevent DBA burnout?

 

Hi all...

 

I came across this question on twitter
(http://twitter.com/Michael_Corey). How do you prevent DBA burnout?

 

I know there are a lot of smart people on this list - any thoughts? I
replied via my blog (more than 140 chars!)... here are my 2 cents:

 

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1) Communicate with them regularly.  Forget business/corporate formality
- everybody you work with is simply a person. From the security guard at
the front desk to the CEO. How is life? Are you happy? What is stressing
you out? If there are problems, what can I do to help?

2) Don't forget how hard it is to find good people. At a previous job,
when interviewing for a vacancy, I had interviewed for weeks without a
promising candidate. This made me realize how good the people we had
were, and I told them so. I told them, that while they were working
harder due to the staffing shortage, I was not going to settle for less
than the high standard they had set.

3) If somebody resigns (and you value them) - make them a counter offer
immediately. It amazes me how often this does not happen. Or, the
employee is asked "what can I do to keep you?". Too vague - make a
concrete offer.

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Jerry

http://jerrycunningham.wordpress.com
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