Gary,
I'll have to keep that in mind the next time my project manager sends me
an email at 1:30 AM on a day that was scheduled to be a vacation day or
gives me a Saturday call, from work. No pagers, but they all have cell
phones, usually their own and I've been called from and called them on
those numbers many times. If I want to pick up the phone at 7:00 PM
there
are several people with PMP after their names I can call and they are
still
in their office.
On the other hand, my last project the PM worked 4.5 days and ALWAYS
left
earlier on Friday.
I've send more of the first than the latter.
Just my 2 cents.
David Nobles
CGI-AMS
Greater Washington Region
HHS Strategic Account Group
703.633.9585 (Direct)
david.w.[Email address protected]
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Fahrlander
[mailto:db2udbdba-ezmlmshield-x62204930.[Email address protected]
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 1:25 PM
To: LazyDBA Discussion
Subject: Re: DBA Role
The best path you can take is to become a Project Manager. They are
paid
20 - 40K per year more than a senior DBA, I never seen one carry a
on-call
pager (electric leash), work weekends or work overtime - and - they get
ALL
the glory while everyone else does all the work. Plus they're more
likely
to move up into management.
The PMI Certification is like gold and you're highly unlikely to be
outsourced since you'll be managing the projects your company needs even
after they've outsourced their IT department.
http://www.pmi.org/info/default.asp
Trust me on this one Jessica, if you want a six-figure income without
hardly working you'll get into project management
Gary
PS. Learn to speak Hindi and Chinese too.
"jessica_l_bemis"
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06/23/2005 02:00
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Subject
DBA Role
I am currently looking into exploring other career paths within the IT
industry, specifically the DBA role. I am hoping that someone will be
able
to provide some insight into the DBA role, for example, which is the
best
path to go...DB2, Oracle, SQL, etc.? Are there any books you can
recommend? What is life like in the day and life of a DBA? What are the
different avenues available to a DBA? What certifications do employers
look for in a DBA?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Jessica
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