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Change of Plans Story
Supporting a financial system was an
entry-level programmer analyst who was one year out of college and a
fairly decent worker but was not quite cutting the grade. She was a
very knowledgeable individual who had been very successful
academically in her college years. Her major in college was
Information Systems Management which provided a good foundation in
every aspect of the IT field including programming, computer
operations, networking, database administration, hardware
administration, etc.
Her manager decided to have an impromptu
discussion with the programmer. They had been meeting one-on-one on
a regular basis, which was typical of what the manager did with all
employees. The manager was aware that she had received adequate
additional training related to programming, so that was not an
issue. In the past, the manager and the programmer had discussed her
job interests and career plans. During those conversations she
always indicated a strong interest in the IT field.
Her project updates were most enthusiastic
when she reviewed anything related to the databases or interfacing
with the database administration group. She also volunteered to be
team liaison for defining the requirements for and submitting
requests to the DBAs. She had never come out and expressed an
outright desire to work in the DBA group before so the manager
pressed more assertively as to whether she would be interested in
database support.
She really did not think very long before
responding and agreed that she was most comfortable working more
closely with databases and that she would have an interest in being
a DBA. Fortunately the manager had an open requisition for a DBA
position and gave the programmer a chance to pursue her career
plans. After receiving formal DBA training and putting in 6 months
to a year as a DBA, she really started to do well in her work
responsibilities. She was becoming more comfortable with her new
role and grasping the essentials of database administration to
become a strong contributor to the team.
The above book excerpt is from:
You're Fired!
Firing Computer Professionals
The IT
manager Guide for Terminating "With Cause"
ISBN 0-9744486-4-8
Robert Papaj
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