Hi.

The answer to every question is just so personal that it is almost pointless asking the question. Personally, I never want to move into management and Oracle Apps annoy me, so my answers would be:

1) Carry on doing what I do now or switch careers totally.

2) Stay technical and don't get distracted by trying to become a bad manager.

3) Oracle applications are a complete ball-ache, but the Oracle Apps DBA jobs pay well. If you care about cash, then it's a consideration. If you prefer to preserve your sanity then avoid them. Remember, the more skills you have, the bigger range of jobs available to you.

4) If you plan of didtching DBA work and moving to paper-pushing, then an MBA is brilliant. If not, seems like a bit of a waste.

5) Depends on where you stand. Personally, I prefer straight DBA work, but there is a lot of money in Apps DBA work. What is your motivaton?

Cheers

Tim...