Mark H. Young wrote:
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),
Ahem.
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
-Steve Comstock
The Trainer's Friend, Inc.
303-393-8716
http://www.trainersfriend.com
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