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In tech, you do not commonly hire people in pairs. If you need a DBA you hire one. If he quits or dies you hire another one. If he leaves for a year, what do yo

• chefkoch 8y ago
  >he quits or dies you hire another one. And in the weeks/months until you found one ? It's not like babies appear over night, you have months to prepare.
  • x0x0 8y ago
    As has been quite clearly stated elsewhere, hiring a dba who wants a gig for 6-12 months rather than an indefinite gig is either much harder or much more expensive than hiring a dba on the indefinite plan. Same reason consultants get paid a lot more; the person you hire knows they're going to be job searching shortly. There's often specialist work than can be delayed or performed more slowly by other team members. I'm not sure how that's relevant.