Ah, my probationary period for one job started right in the middle of a major project. There'd been over a hundred scope changes the the project was due the end of my first month. The boss was head down in the project (no time to train me to help him) and gave me a data model / out-of-date data dictionary for the main app database.

So I spend the first week reading up on the database, then find myself receiving troubleshooting emails. So I ask my co-worker (the only other DBA team on the team) what the procedures are for fixing these problems and he freaks out. Literally at the top of his lungs, screaming so the entire office can hear him, that this is his job and he doesn't need *my* help doing it. My new boss talked to me later on, apologizing for the co-worker's behavior.

My advice to people, if you're going to accept employment, try to get hired during Crunch Time. There's nothing better about telling you what kind of people you're working with than seeing them under extreme pressure before you're committed.

Of course, I've been committed for years. Occasionally my handlers even let me out of my cage and pretty white jacket (it even ties in the back!) to speak at SQL Saturdays. @=)