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Are You Always Up?

Category: Technology
Duration: 00:03:11
Publish Date: 2018-01-25 20:00:00
Description:

I've had the opportunity to work for and with quite a few companies in my career. In some sense working as a database developer or database administratrator is very similar at many places. The "job's the job," as I've said in more than a few interviews, as I often ask to meet with others and better understand the environment. I'm rarely sold on the technology in use, usually more concerned with management and co-workers, though you might view employment differently.

At the same time, it can be amazing how different the environment may be and how varied the requirements are for my application and systems. One employer was a small, but busy and growing import/export company. We stretched the limits of technology at the time, and it was a challenge to meet the desires of management. At the same time, we were primarily a weekday, roughly 9-5 shop and I had the opportunity to bring down systems at night or on weekends for maintenance.

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