>>> Gavin 'Beau' Baumanis <gavinb@eclinic.com.au> 2008-02-15 13:33 >>>
>I MUST have a local / development database for testing and educational / learning purposes - unless of course you would like me to use the production server for testing?
I do have a development database, but not locally. And I don't have psql.
>It isn't up to ICT to tell you what you can and can't have... Sure, they have a role to play - to keep the servers / desktops running - but they don't make policy - just enforce it.
In our company they do.
>you can bet that in order to perform their tasks they have a collection of tools and programs they use.
Of course they do.
>You NEED / MUST have these things in order to successfully do yours.
Uptil now, I haven't felt that lacking the use of psql has prevented me in doing my job. Of course sometimes it would be nice to
have it, but not necessary.
>I would speak to my supervisor / manager and get him/her to direct the ICT group to perform
>the necessary tasks so as to allow you to competently complete your duties - if
>you don't get any joy out of talking to them yourself first.
Officially their manager and my manager have the same level in the company's hierarchy.
But in reality they run the company as far as anything related to technology is concerned,
and we are at best tolerated.
And if you were to ask "So why do you stick to that company"...
In the region I live there are very few companies offering jobs like mine.
There is one very big one with lots of jobs, but since they are semi-gouvernmental, they are not
free in setting the wages, so basically they pay much less than private companies.
The alternative is to go work farther from home (meaning in the capital). There are lots
of jobs there, but they also imply that
- I will spend some 2.5 to 3 hours in traffic jams per day.
- I won't be able to bring my children to school each morning (I will have to leave home much earlier to get to the capital in time)
- I won't be able to pick up my children from school on wednesday noons (too far)
- I won't be able to walk my dog at noon (too far)
- I will hardly see my children in the evening: by the time I get home, it's bedtime for them
So however annoying the situation on this job may be, it's hardly impossible to find an
equally well paid job as close to home (a 5 minute drive) as this one.