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> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman
>
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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!"
The day may yet come when we "old farts" will be able to say, "Deal with
us, on our terms, or do without. Here's my card."
Of course, the day may also come when the sun rises in the west and sets
in the east....
-jc-
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