Re: Confessions of a CoBOL programmer

In article <d789160e-c53f-4eb3-85c3-c85c2abdd6f6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Alistair <alistair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 28 Mar, 21:47, docdw...@xxxxxxxxx () wrote:
In article
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Alistair  <alist...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 28 Mar, 18:32, docdw...@xxxxxxxxx () wrote:
In article <9q9qu35lpv209ksgt2rjuiioju662ok...@xxxxxxx>,
Howard Brazee  <how...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBa...

From the above:

--begin quoted text:

In a 2007 Micro Focus survey of its customers, more than 75% of CIOs said
they would need more Cobol programmers over the next five years, and 73%
were already having a hard time finding trained Cobol professionals.

--end quoted text

Never mind that Micro Focus is looking to sell various products... note,
once again, the 'already having a hard time finding trained Cobol
professionals'.

At what rate (or range of rates)?  

Where I work (yes someone gave me a job) they can not get Cobol
programmers under the age of 50 (I am the youngest at 50).

Have they tried doubling their rates?

As a man who has consistently avoided promotion to management you
should realise that that is a no-no.

As a man who has seen a bit of the business world I come to believe there
is a difference between 'I can find no (x)' and 'I can find no (x) which
cost less than (amount)'.


? Have they offered programmers in
other languages training in COBOL... with a bonus and pay-rise upon
completion of the course so they don't get hired away?



The java programmers aren't interested.

The next batch might be when it is made a hiring-requirement.

DD

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