Koen Verbeeck (2/5/2014)
Switching careers just for the money is usually not a good idea. You have to make sure you will actually like what you are going to do.Being a DBA can mean that you have to be on call at night or in weekends. Are you up to that?
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Are you ready for long days/weeks/months or even long years? Sometimes the job may not be difficult but will require long hours. Sometimes the job gets very intense - like a Server that is not coming online and the company is losing $1million/hr or worse.
You have to enjoy these types of challenges (IMO) when thinking about being a DBA. Switching to that kind of role just for the money will burn you out fast.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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