[Default] On 5 Oct 2017 16:30:04 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main [email protected] (John McKown) wrote:
>On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 6:19 PM, scott Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Beverly, >> >> Not surprising, a lot of manglers don't have a clue what a real systems >> programmer does or know. >> Especially those who only know Windoze... >> >> I have z/OS customers who can't install simple software without us holding >> their hand and doing there work for them. >> > >?Yeah, my boss got a response to the "possible sysprog opening" I posted. >The guy didn't know the difference between IEBGENER and IEBCOPY.? > While the last systems programming job I did was 27 years ago and I wouldn't know how to safely power on and IPL a system today (3081s didn't have LPARs let alone HMCs) that is ridiculous. At least I know how to play with SMF 30 records in COBOL and modify other peoples assembler code. I am not willing to move from Nova Scotia so I am not looking for the job although I might take short assignments. Retirement is nice. Clark Morris > >> >> Sorry for the rant, been a day. >> >> Scott >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
