Re: career in SQL/Database administration

We dont' do hourly rates. We do it by the job. Therefore, the consumer
doesn't have to think about how much they're paying us per hour. The just
have to think about the benefits in relation to the cost. It also allows
us to get better profit margins, because we can automate in innovative
ways, and it doesn't cost us revenue.

Jon

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 btober(at)seaworthysys(dot)com wrote:

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> > I think most careers these days are shifting towards "package jobs"
> > where one guy does everything.
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> Either that, or you work for a consulting/contractor outfit, and the
> customer periodically cancels the contract in order to play hardball and
> "negotiate" for lower rates. Then you find yourself out of a job at least
> temporarily and periodically, so you never build up a vested retirement
> savings balance, or feel secure enough in your future to lay down solid
> roots in, and contribute to your community or give your children that
> important sense of stability and comfort as they are growing up... Too
> many companies fail to view any longer IT staff as a strategic asset. I'd
> think twice, given hindsight.
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> ~bober
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> > On Mon, 22 Sep 2003, Bryant M wrote:
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> >> Can anyone reccomend a career path or maybe past experience on a good
> >> career path to becoming a DBA? I recently took a class on Intro to
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