a. be thankful that you still have a job.

b. think like the manager and help him/her guide their decisions to suit you. They have to make

hard choices too and if you are there to help make those hard choices right, then it benefits

you as well.

- Prioritize the hardware purchases needed or create alternatives

- Discuss the pros/cons and risks associated with not replacing or doing the alternative

- Document the activities that the other DBA is doing and ask to purchase tools that

can alleviate the additional workload.