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Oracle Tips by Burleson |
Lack of
Skills
One reason for terminating IT employees is not
having the requisite skills to support the systems infrastructure. A
knowledgeable individual without the proper skill set may not be able
to effectively apply that knowledge in the execution of their work
function.
There may be several reasons why an employee lacks
the necessary skills and these reasons might include the individual
working in the wrong job, not having the capabilities to apply their
knowledge, or not having adequate training. There may even be an
underlying cause such as the lack of motivation. Perhaps the person
needs to be reassigned to another more appropriate job or given proper
training.
The 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.
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