Too true. You have to screw up badly enough that they need to promote you to damagement so that you can do less harm. LOL (sorta)... Scott Shafer San Antonio, TX -----Original Message----- From: Michael Fontana [mailto:mfontana@xxxxxxxxx] Especially when you're considered quite effective as a DBA, what would be the incentive of the company to allow you to leave your position? Michael Fontana ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------