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   Message 641 of 2,288   
   José Matos to Domenic G.   
   Re: Boss doesn't understand Oracle ...   
   05 Nov 03 12:29:39   
   
   From: ze.matos@TAKEthisOUTifYOUwantTOmailMEnetcabo.pt   
      
   Hmmmm...   
      
   Are you Dilbert and is he the point-haired manager? :)   
   Now more seriously, I can't help you with your boss, man. The only advice I   
   can give to you is: "Get a new job."   
   But you can end with an even worse boss! ;)   
      
   The world is not fair,   
   Zé   
      
   "Domenic G."  wrote in message   
   news:c7e08a19.0310311627.455a03a3@posting.google.com...   
   > I was wondering how many Oracle DBAs out there have bosses that are   
   > complete doe-doe birds?  My current boss is a beaut -- has absolutely   
   > no concept of Oracle, keeps flipping back and forth from wanting RAC   
   > and Data Guard, and is totally anti-UNIX of any kind.  He just doesn't   
   > take Oracle seriously and he just wants to dump it on any server like   
   > an Access DB and ignore it.  Today he calls me in and says "forget   
   > about RAC and DataGuard -- we'll use Oracle Fail Safe!".   
   >   
   > I'm at my wits-end with this guy -- doesn't want to use RMAN, just   
   > exp/imp for production databases, won't move off 7.3.4 for a couple of   
   > DBs.  This guy is driving me nuts -- I'm almost ready to take those 3   
   > oracle software CDs and ram them down his throat sideways.   
   >   
   > Domenic.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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