Gabriel, > Does your employer court/train young professionals for mainframe careers?
Yes, there are a few trainees with the mainframe departments. > Do you work with younger colleagues? Is there a generation gap or is > there "solidarity within mainframes"? Yes, aforementioned trainees and former trainees. No generation gap. > Do you have younger relatives working on mainframes? If so, did you > influence their career choices? No > Do user groups adequately educate new folks in this technology and culture? No opinion. > Are your mainframe areas of interest reflected in industry/educational > initiatives? Partly. Education costs money, so it should be function-related. Not all interests are part of my function. > If YOU are a non-graying mainframer -- what led to this career path? How > do you like it so far? What future options do you see for yourself? I've got a few grey hairs, but I do not consider myself a graying mainframer ( I am 35 yrs old ) The mainframe was for me a giant, very expensive PC when I started. I still like it. For work, I am extremely mainframe-minded. Privately, I am more PC-minded, because Windows doesn't run on a mainframe ( AFAIK ) and I can't afford the power-costs for even a very very small mainframe. ;) In the future I'll still be working with mainframes, I hope. Maarten Slegtenhorst -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Gabe Goldberg Verzonden: donderdag 3 mei 2007 16:04 Aan: [email protected] Onderwerp: Article for z/Journal I'm doing an article for Bob Thomas' z/Journal <http://www.zjournal.com/> about next-generation mainframers, industry and educational outreach initiatives for students and young professionals, opportunities and obstacles for people exploring this career area, etc. <www.ibm.com/university/systemz> is interesting if you've not seen it. <snip> Thanks for helping... -- Gabriel Goldberg, Computers and Publishing, Inc. (703) 204-0433 3401 Silver Maple Place, Falls Church, VA 22042 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this electronic mail message is private and confidential, and only intended for the addressee. Should you receive this message by mistake, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or use of this message is strictly prohibited. Please inform the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or opening it. Messages and attachments are scanned for all viruses known. If this message contains password-protected attachments, the files have NOT been scanned for viruses by the ING mail domain. Always scan attachments before opening them. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
