On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:18:04 -0500, Kenneth E Tomiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:55:38 -0500, Ed Gould ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >As I heard it, Corporate Executives, not system programmers, told IBM they >needed the software installation simplified. ServerPac is the answer. It is >dumbing down the field. You did mention looking at the apply, well here I am >again stating if the newer people are not looking at the JCL, they are >submitting they are certainly not looking at the output. Until it fails. As >long >as it works, submit and max return code 0 are all they believe they need to >know. Sadly, I know a few people with years of experience who can not do >much more than this. I have my own issues with Serverpac and post >installation dialogs. > I think the *operative* words here are: "Corporate Executives" They just want systems programmers to make *LESS* money, so their companies can make bigger profits and themselves get bigger bonuses. Especially in the contracting / consulting business, be it Fed Gov't, *any* gov't, etc. They don't want to pay us for our experience and expertise. Just pay themselves the *BIG$$$* bucks. Except for Service Bureaus or Time Shares. (Gee, do they still exist?) And with ServerPac, what you end up with are non-systems programmers, or folks who work in DP/APPL/OPER/IT/IS (take your pick), who've just been promoted and are still making peanuts$$. Again, bottom line here. Then those *Maroons* get an error and call someone. Then the fun starts, ay?! And thus, you have the *dumbing down* scenario. Just my 2-cents worth. .....mhyI ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
