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I, for one, have just about thrown in the towl with respect to finding
employment (either regular or contract) as MVS/OS390/zOS product
developer. Forget about the so-called "open systems" jobs, like Java or
Windows, software development. My last job interview in that line of
work was a rude awakening; it was obvious after 10 minutes that they
were looking for someone younger and prettier (i.e., not a dinosaur),
and definitely looking for someone they could pay not more than
$40K/year. I had a similar experience a few years ago when I interviewed
at that big employer up in the Seattle-Tacoma area, where all the young
employees had private offices and the older employees were driving the
shuttle buses. eek!
Now that FLEX-ES is all but history, a small-time z/OS developer like me
has no choice but to change careers with no safety-net. If any of you
are in <>the same boat, I sincerely wish you the best of luck.
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Had a similar experience on my last interview. I walked in and the first
thing out of the interviewer's mouth was "Oh, *****, another old fart!"
My kingdom for a tape recorder!!!
As things sit, I have to beg for time through the good offices of a
friend at an educational institution. I help him out, he helps me out.
Management knows but turns a blind eye, as long as I remain discreetly
quiet about it.
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