If you believe you'll be cut, as you seem to say elsewhare in this thread :
"I now find my self in Catch 22. I can't leave since I make good money after 20 years on the job. The vendor takes over most of my skill set in a few months and I'm left waiting for the cut over to see my job cut as wel l. I could be bitter but I'm mostly disappointed that I achieved virtually a ll of management's requirements through the years only to be sent on my way to old to be marketable and to young to retire." then you need to consider what your house and pay-rate situation will be when you get cut (but without the benefit of the intervening time). Brian Nielsen On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 13:44:04 -0500, Steve_Domarski/[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >This would be an option if I wasn't knee deep into building a house in a >real estate market that is falling. A house I really like and would enjo y >living in. To go anywhere means leaving the area and potentially Florida . >The biggest hurt would be a 50% salary cut that would be expected starti ng >over after 20 years on the job. My catch 22. > >Steve Domarski 352-368-8350 >Property Appraisers Office Marion County Florida USA >"Great minds discuss Ideas. > Average minds discuss events. > Small minds discuss people. " - Admiral Hyman Rickover > > > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .gov" <Ray.Mrohs To: [email protected] > Sent by: The IBM cc: > z/VM Operating Subject: Re: Another long slow decline. > System > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > UARK.EDU> > > > 11/06/2006 01:36 > PM > Please respond > to The IBM z/VM > Operating System > > > > >Having been there myself, your best bet is to find yourself a new >position ASAP. If they still need your services, they may be able to get >you for a few hours a week at a nice hourly rate. Don't be a victim of >their bad decision making - take advantage of it in every possible way. > > >Ray Mrohs >U.S. Department of Justice >202-307-6896 > > >> -----Original Message----- >> And so it begins, >> >> Management has decided after a year of thinking that the era of the >> mainframe is over here. The final "I"'s are being doted, "T"'s being >> crossed on a monster contract to replace our main application with a >> Computer Off The Shelf product. I love that acronym. COST or >> costs more is >> more to the point. I have read about more failed C/S system >> conversions >> based on the idea that the mainframe is Sooo.. expensive. My current >> operating budget is about $250,000/year and has a current >> operational life >> of about two more years giving a respectable $300,000/year >> operating cost >> over the 6 year operational plan. >> Steve Domarski 352-368-8350 >> Property Appraisers Office Marion County Florida USA >> >======================== ========================= ========================
