RE: How do Oracle DBA's look or behave like when they reach their golden years?

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  • Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 15:52:34 +0000

But more aware that management comes and goes.  Honestly, I think I experienced 
the nadir of management back in 2001 so things don’t bother me that much 
anymore. I could tell stories…

10 months to go to before I hit 20 years though. Maybe things will change then.

It’s been a good gig by and large. The work is often interesting, it pays the 
bills, there are always new things to learn (though I definitely feel I’m a 
little behind the curve in picking up new features these days). And there’s a 
certain satisfaction in being the person that people go to when they need 
something to get done or need a question answered. And knowing who the other 
people in the company are who are in that category also helps.



Jay Miller
Sr. Oracle DBA

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We get less able to put up with management; -)

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Bill "shriek" Thater  oracle dba
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Subject: How do Oracle DBA's look or behave like when they reach their golden 
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Date: Tue, Feb 25, 2014 5:59 PM

We get more and more grumpy ... I think some of that is forgetting and then re 
learning things you forgot.  Plus at times knowing how something is going to 
"fall apart" and trying to avoid that but well ...

Plus the grumpy gig is effective.

The looks part ... ahh we look like the Jets from West Side Story ... after 
getting jumped and tossed into the Hudson ...




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