TravisDBA (3/6/2014)
As far as work ethic goes, what is the most important work ethic in a DBA? For me, it is self-sufficiency. Nothing is more frustrating than a DBA that can't stand on their own feet technically and must have me bail them of every problem they encounter. A good DBA muist be a quick problem solver. If I have to do most everything for them, then I might as well do it myself. However, this defeats the purpose of having a good backup DBA. As a result, I stress this point quite clearly up front in interviews as well. What do you all think?:-D
I am guessing you may have your own definition of Self-Sufficiency as every individual is different and has different methods of arriving at a solution. It 'depends' what frustrates you more a DBA who cannot do anything or the fact that you have to leave what you are doing everytime to do someone elses work. Trust me, I have been in your shoes and was of the same opinion but I try to be more accommodating now unless ofcourse it poses ANY risk to my orgs data protection.
What I have learnt from experience is depending on your level of experience, you may be expected to do some sort of mentoring or coaching and share best practices. If we all know it all then we wouldn't be on any forums.
The_SQL_DBA
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