• Thanks MyDoggieJesse. I am pretty direct so I did discuss it immediately when I found out but no one would do anything. The wife screamed at me after hours when no one else was around and said no DBA had ever patched the DB servers much less installed the SQL instances (she called it "the database") wherever she had worked before. And she had worked in five (5!!) states while being "hit on" by Jake Gyllenhall in one of those states while she was trying to work. Recently a new server came in that her husband installed at their home because she's on maternity leave and it was purchased through his company (consulting business). I've only worked in two states 😉 but wherever I've worked the DBA did install SQL Server/Oracle and usually I had local admin access to the boxes as well unless there was a knowledgeable system administrator who'd work with me on things that I didn't have access to.

    This story is a little hilarious if I didn't have to live through it. Not sure how many states you've worked in is the litmus test for authority but maybe I'm out of touch. In the short time I've been in the job I have a new boss now who may end up straightening things out but he's not technical so it's taking a while.