On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:18:01 -0600, Graying MVS Sysprog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Yikes. So, because of a reorg, I have a new boss that knows nothing about >mainframes at all. Not even Unix. Just Windoze, as far as I can tell. >I've always had a manager that used to do my job or one very close to it. >Now I have to explain to him all the projects I'm working on, etc. In other words, really, it's a job interview. Am I worth anything to the company? >I'm the only full time sysprog left here. > >I know. I know. And I'm sorry that, yes, at least I do still have a job >doing what I love. I know many of us have been retired lately. > >Any sage words would be appreciated. Or job offers. :) Well, I've read thru all the other postings to this. Nowhere did you mention whether the new boss was male or female? And whether he/she is older than you (I assume yes)? Without inquiring of your age, how much younger (in years) is he/she? You just need to impress on the new manager AND upper management, that mainframes are around because of: -Reliability -Longevity -Cost (bang for the buck) -Throughput capacity -Prohibitive conversion cost to the PC / Server, Windoze, and/or midrange world (and THAT un-reliability you end up with) IBM mainframe SysProgs are dinosaurs for a reason. No one is teaching this stuff anymore (not really), and certainly not in college course curriculums for an InfoSys / IT degree, ay?! Newbies gotta learn this stuff from us old-timers. As Martha Stewart would say; "Dinosaur-speed is a GOOD thing.....ay there, sonny?!" TTFN, Mark Young ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
