Re: How much OT/holidays do dba's work?

In article <HRW71.111$xT2.280310@news.internetMCI.com>, "robert.vorbroker" <robert.vorbroker@mci2000.com> wrote: >Well assuming you are in a true 24x7 environment the only downtime available >to do upgrades, >reorganizations, schema changes, etc will be holidays and some weekends... >Assume you are >working those...and of course remember in corporate America there is no such >thing as COMP TIME. >Just because you worked 60 of the 72 hours over Memorial Day weekend, gave >up family picnics, >the Indy 500, etc don't expect to take off any time during the normal work >week. > >My $0.02... >Rob Vorbroker Phone: 513/336-6741 >Vorbroker Consulting FAX: 513/336-6742 >robv@vorbroker.com > > >CindySR wrote in message ><1998051719140700.PAA20282@ladder03.news.aol.com>... >>When working in a 24 hours X 7 days/week shop, how often do DBAs end up >working >>weekends and/or holidays? Is this for database reorganization, upgrades, >....? >>Thanks for the info. >> Uh, In a true "24 X 7" shop (like ours) :( there are no "holidays and weekends..." available to do maintenance work. We have a database that receives data from several thousand collection points around the clock 365 (or 366) days a year. When we first started, I worked EVERY SINGLE DAMN WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY for over two years. Now we have a real IT staff, and I don't have to do it myself, but someone is here every day. (And no, I did not get any comp time, extra vaykay, recognition, bennies or whatever, just did it cause someone had to.) And mostly it is not for reorgs, upgrades, et al, it is to help users who get hung up, to perform archives, to monitor the heartbeat of the system, etc etc etc etc etc... Ray