It can go both ways. I did a decommission gig where my job was to keep an unsupported z/OS 1.7 system up and running, assist with transition, and provide reporting of what was still running. The main reason I was brought in was to allow the existing staff to transition to new positions within the company. There was no animosity.
Dennis Roach, CISSP, PMP IAM Access Administration – Consumer – Senior Analyst 2929 Allen Parkway, America Building, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77019 Work: 713-831-8799 Cell: 713-591-1059 Email: [email protected] All opinions expressed by me are mine and may not agree with my employer or any person, company, or thing, living or dead, on or near this or any other planet, moon, asteroid, or other spatial object, natural or manufactured, since the beginning of time. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pinnacle Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 9:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Helpful tip for z/OS consultants FYI, I got the following job description in my Email today (heavily edited to protect the guilty): Description Looking for z/OS Sysprog to assist in Mainframe decommission The Sysprog will work with management, applications, and systems areas to complete decommission This is a contract you should avoid at all costs. I once worked a datacenter migration in the "from" city. The people there hated my guts and it was the worst contract I ever worked. Don't ever take a contract where people are losing jobs and you're seen as someone facilitating it. Regards, Tom Conley ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
