I saw a DBA drop a production database once. In a minor miracle they were at the tail end of moving storage onto a san, so there was a several hour down time an

I saw a DBA drop a production database once. In a minor miracle they were at the tail end of moving storage onto a san, so there was a several hour down time and a small data loss but not a large impact. I have had some whoppers of screw ups... lost 250k of actual money (paid out). Its never about the mistake. Its about what you do in response to it. OWN IT, step up, be on point for the fix; it might not be easy but your making a statement about what kind of person you are. The Mark Twain quote "Humor is tragedy plus time" is truth. The sooner after things are back to normal, and new processes are in place embrace the jokes... Its a signal to everyone that things are OK!