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2) You can blind him with your spare bottle of Grecian Formula 16, beat
him with your cane, cut his jugular with your plastic pocket protector,
pull his guts out with a decolator, and hide his body under a large pile
of 80-column cards...
Let me know when you're sentenced. I'll send you a cake with an IBM
s/360 hex card (http://weblog.ceicher.com/archives/IBM360greencard.pdf)
baked inside.
Mmmmmmmmm, hex cake...
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Paul Simon said it best, in "Keep the Customer Satisfied": "You're in
trouble boy, now you headed in for more." I can contribute a card saw,
but this old 029 Keypunch will cost you dearly. By all means, be ready
to "Fold, spindle and mutilate."
Seriously, it depends on how receptive the new boss is, and how much he
trusts your judgement. I had the same situation a few years ago, but the
new boss was perceptive enough to realize that the mainframe was a whole
new world. Well reasoned discussions and judgement calls were well
received, but you had to have all your ducks in a row, both pro and con.
And snap decisions in times of "crisis" had to be explained afterwards.
Start building a good work relationship NOW and don't let the new boss
know that he/she might be a bumbling idiot at times; never say "It'll
never work"; rather, say "This might work better." and explain why. You
know how it is; we have to be diplomats at times. If you can find a
"Concepts and Facilities" manual lying around, it might be helpful, even
though it's probably older than dirt itself.
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