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Career advice

  • 25-06-2007 2:16pm
    #1
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭


    I've a year left in my current contract and I would be greatful for some advice from you guys on what direction I should take.

    Briefly, I'm in an Oracle/web developer role, along with general IT duties such as PC repair, backups, printers etc. The oracle stuff really only consists of packaging procedures to return a cursor to a third-party app which displays the results on a web page. Not very exciting. I then slap on a static HTML web page front-end.

    Now I like this stuff, but I know I am not really good at it. I am writing crappy code, and I know it. The general rule here is that who cares if it is crap, as long as it returns the correct data and looks good.

    In a previous job, I did the whole DBA thing, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I follwed that with a job (in the same company) as a Data Warehouse specialist, which I did find interesting.

    So, where to go? DBA, developer or Data Warehousing? I want to get at least one Oracle exam behind me before September, I'm considering the 1Z0-042 - Administration I exam.

    What you do if you were in my shoes?


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  • #2
    Evil Phil
    Registered Users Posts: 7,468 ✭✭✭Evil Phil


    In your shoes I'd move, you seem to be unhappy in your current job. I take it from talking to you previously you're the only person in this role. Is that correct? If so you could improve your situation yourself by ensuring that you're not producing crap code. After all if they don't care they're not going to know really are they. It seems you have some decent experience under your belt and if you're not happy in your role then at least see what other positions are open to you and decide where you want to go.


  • #3
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Evil Phil wrote:
    In your shoes I'd move, you seem to be unhappy in your current job.
    I would say more "unchallenged" than "unhappy".
    Evil Phil wrote:
    I take it from talking to you previously you're the only person in this role. Is that correct?

    That's correct. It's me, the IT manager and a technician (who is out sick, long term, hence why I am doing the other tasks).
    Evil Phil wrote:
    If so you could improve your situation yourself by ensuring that you're not producing crap code. After all if they don't care they're not going to know really are they.
    That's a good point.
    Evil Phil wrote:
    It seems you have some decent experience under your belt and if you're not happy in your role then at least see what other positions are open to you and decide where you want to go.

    Therein lies the problem. I feel I am a jack of all trades, master of none. I want to put some direction on my career and hone in on one area, maybe go contracting.

    I have thought about leaving the current position, but in the end I decided I would stay for the duration of the contract and get something sorted in the mean time.


  • #4
    Evil Phil
    Registered Users Posts: 7,468 ✭✭✭Evil Phil


    Certification would be one way to go then.


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