wtf.... why do children come into it. why do you think you need to do so much overtime..

I don't know who you have been talking to, but I have 4 children and don't do hours and hours of overtime.

look somewhere else for a job. DBA's are especially hard to get hold of, and they keep their secrets close to their hearts, a good DBA is one that doesn't need to do much as they have been pro-active from the start. and everything is working a treat.

please don't get this impression that you have to work your **** off to get anywhere, it really is not true. but also don't think because you have 1 years experience you deserve £50K a year.

it pays well, it is different and fun, it is hard work but not 80 hours per week. you don't have to teach yourself all the time, it totally depends on your own personal preference, I have worked with oracle forms developers who have done oracle forms development for 20 years. it is not my cup of tea, but I am not them.


and on a more personal note, enjoy your children throughout your whole life, not just when they are older.

wtf.... why do children come into it. why do you think you need to do so much overtime..

I'm thinking a lot about how this will affect my children because I don't have any family members close by and my husband travels for a living.

Anyways, I'm glad to hear that I won't have to do a lot of overtime. I really do enjoy my children a lot and don't want to miss out. I enjoy so much the challenges of programming and the way it makes me feel when I solve a problem (I can see how that can become addictive). I think a programmer role is really right up my alley.

The reason I thought I might have to work a bit of overtime is because a friend of mine is a COBOL programmer and she was telling me that when you're "on call", you might have to go out in the middle of the night (or most likely get set up to program from home) when something is going on ..... I just don't want to get into a situation where I'm short changing my future employer and/ or my children. I know you can't always have it all work out but I'd like to try real hard to make this happen. I really enjoy programming.

Thanks all for the insights!! I'd better get out of here since I can barely keep my eyes open. Forgive me if some things don't make sense.

-- CoderWannaBe