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Rational Expectations

"If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime." ~ Anonymous

While database engineers (and administrators) want to be helpful and answer questions, you should not expect your database engineer to:

  1. Make “the database” work the way you think it works.
  2. Teach you how to use Google to answer what a particular SQL error means.
  3. Magically make database contention go away.

Team Dynamics on Vacation

“I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.” ~ Mother Teresa

Did you take your team on vacation with you? Did they go with you on your hike? Were they floating on the lazy river next to you? No?