Well, not for all programmers. I am 26 years and counting at my current employer.
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David Elliot Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 2:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Interesting Permanent employment ? What the hell is that Sir? Those days are long long gone. On Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 6:50 PM Jousma, David < [email protected]> wrote: > Steve, Are you looking for a new gig? Ive never contracted so I don’t > know or have never experienced what you are talking about. Maybe its time > for permanent employment? > > > _______________________________ > Dave Jousma > Vice President | Director, Platform Engineering > Fifth Third Bank | 1830 East Paris Ave, SE | Grand Rapids, MI 49546 > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf > of Steve Beaver <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 1:40 PM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Interesting > > In the last 2 days I have been approached about 70 times by phone and > email. > Just another day > > What I find interesting that I the recruiters are offering $62/Hr W2. I > push back and say $65/Hr W2 > > And they fold their tents over $120 per week -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
