Re: Confessions of a CoBOL programmer

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:47:46 +0000 (UTC), docdwarf@xxxxxxxxx () wrote:

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? 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?

A large reason that companies are switching from CoBOL is that they
can find already-trained programmers in other languages without
doubling their rates.

Money always enters in to the equation.
.

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