So reading the posts from Brandie about the job got me thinking (that was that smoke you were smelling...)
My Oracle counterpart here, yesterday, mentioned that she'd basically had a mentor when she was first moving into Oracle, and she was quite surprised that I didn't have a mentor (beyond initially Google and eventually here.) So, how many of you had what you would consider a mentor when you started moving into SQL? Or, like me, did you start out as an accidental DBA and go from there?
And, lastly, what would you estimate the median DBA salary in your area is (in whatever monetary units are applicable, I can handle converting on Google...)
I started as a full stack developer using VFP and SQL Server before getting out of college (before getting my A.S. degree) and my boss was also a teacher at my university. He was my first mentor, but also the one that taught me how to code using cursors. After some years, you guys became my mentors. I have to thank Gail, Jeff, Lynn, Dwain, Sean, and many others.
I agree with Gail,right now I'm probably making more money than many directors on my previous company in Mexico, which offered good salaries. However, I don't have the purchasing power they have.
EDIT: I also need to thank you for getting me to a position where I crossed the six figures salary line. I now have to check if I can get to seven. :hehe:
Luis C.
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