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Originally posted by TimHall
In addition alot of the skills are transferable-ish.
Make the right decision for you!
Good luck.
Tim, you make a lot of good points and the first skill I studied for (SQL) is definitely transferable-ish. I'm still searching for the right answer for me.
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Originally posted by dknight
If your acquaintences operate as a monopoly in the local market, then they probably don't care and don't need to care.
Where are you located? Oracle seems to be present in most markets where there is any IT.
dknight - You hit the nail on the head. I was kind of hoping to get the inside track to work with this company because the do have a monopoly on the local Oracle market, but I have no desire to work there now.
I'm in Toledo, OH which is a medium size city and growing fast. We have the corporate headquarters for Owens-Corning, Owens-Illinois, HCR Manorcare and other lage companies that use Oracle, but not enough to sustain a large support network specializing in Oracle.
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Originally posted by Mr.Hanky
C'mon shaggy, we are a fun bunch aren't we.
This is true...I was laughing out loud in my office the other day when reading one of these threads
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There is nothing I hate more than self bloated self-important schmucks, they exist in all fields. Music, oh my god!!
I can relate, I play guitar and drums and have been in a few decent bands. There are SO many guitar players out there and they ALL think they are GOD. Definitely a joke.
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So don't let them get you down shaggy, just do what I do. Bust in there in a clown outfit armed with a paintball gun and let them have it!!
Although that sounds like much fun, I'm thinking that the legal ramifications would be too much trouble, unless I dont' get caught...
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If you don't have a sense of humor please stay out of my life!!
Well, I do have a sense of humor, but I'm not ready for anything intimate right now. :D
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Originally posted by psychofun
Many people tend to put down things they are jealous of.
As far as being turned off to Oracle in general, if you enjoy it then learn it. Don't let ignorant people make your decisions for you!!!!
I'm definitely trying to really examine what I want and not let this stuff get to me, however, its like I said before, these are the people who I was hoping to work for...
Julian,
I very much agree with you about the routine job thing...I think studying for certification might not make you know everything, but at least you know OF everything so that you don't miss possible solutions to future problems.
I am really at a critical time in my career life. I'm having trouble deciding which direction to go. I very much want to start my own outsourcing business and I have half of my business plan complete. The problems with this are many: no job security, no regular paycheck, private health insurance, etc... The payoffs are large potential earnings, not making money for someone else, having some control over the direction of the company, schedule freedom, and doing what I like (for the most part hopefully)
I have interests in many things right now, the big three of which are Linux, Oracle and XML. My biz would be mostly network, hardware and software support and not much developing. Basically system/network administration with help desk thrown in. I believe that it is a very viable business model and I also think that I can save a lot of businesses a lot of money and make some myself too. The tough part is getting started (read lack of capital).
Anyway, I do think Oracle is very interesting and I have been learning a good deal of useful info by studying Oracle, so I haven't entirely given up, but I'm not gonna live forever and I need to make a decision about direction soon and then stick to it...even if I do get turned off once in a while.
Thanks for the replies guys!