I have been looking for a z/OS sysprog position since April 2008. On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 11:17 PM, John McKown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, it looks like the company that I work for is really going to try to > get off of the z. As I understand it, they have reputable people telling > them that an iSeries can do the work for about 1/2 the cost. The z > software cost is simply outrageous in this day and age. The estimated ROI > of the conversion is 2 years. The estimated duration of the conversion is > around 1.5 years. Supposedly, we will be retrained. But, given some other > happenings in the company (like laying off 200+ people company wide just a > couple of weeks ago), I am really unsure of this. > > From speaking with some i people on a forum similar to this one, the i is > a really good platform (unlike Wintel!) for a company our size. And one > which requires much less technical support. I guess that sometimes choice > is bad. The i doesn't have as much choice, so it is simplier to maintain. > > I hope that I'm wrong, but I've got a bad feeling that this may actually > work and be "good". I don't relish looking for a new job unless the new > president can work miracles. Oh, to be young again. I'd never again be so > foolish as to get hooked on computers. National politics is the only way > to go (where else can you vote yourself a raise regardless of your > effectiveness?). Yes, I'm cynical and a bit depressed. > > -- > Q: What do theoretical physicists drink beer from? > A: Ein Stein. > > Maranatha! > John McKown > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- Glen J. Gasior (630) 712-2104 Chicago, Illinois 60611 "Leadership that improves the process of change" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
