My client uses TLMS on 6 LPARs. Broadcom has not said anything about not supporting TLMS.
Thank you, Mark Charles ________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Steve Beaver <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2026 09:10 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] mainframe skills - was cross posted I saw that one too. TLMS I didn’t think was still in use Sent from my iPhone No one said I could type with one thumb > On Feb 5, 2026, at 13:09, Steve Beaver <[email protected]> wrote: > > > When Indian recruiters call now I start by saying unless you are offering > $120/Hr W2 then you do not need to be talking to me and you need to tell your > managers that you are getting push back on the low rates. If we ALL push back > all at the same time recruiters and companies will get the point > > Sent from my iPhone > > No one said I could type with one thumb > >> On Feb 5, 2026, at 12:33, Pommier, Rex >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Another issue related to this is the fact that some (many/most??) US firms >> won't hire independent contractors. They require a contractor be hired >> through an agency. Lets see, less money for the worker, more money coming >> out of the company's coffers. Lose, lose proposition. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of >> Mike Beer >> Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2026 12:08 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [EXTERNAL] mainframe skills - was cross posted >> >> This problem is not restricted to US projects. >> >> I recently was contacted for an Austrian banking project with specific >> mainframe skills plus agile experience (SCRUM master) plus JAVA development. >> This skill set is rare - the recruiting firm offered EUR 60/hour. >> This is ridiculous - on the other hand this bank's software keeps crashing >> very often. So they will have cheap people, but not the necessary skills. >> >> And I agree, most - but not all - recruiters have no clue what they are >> talking about. >> >> IBM does not really help to keep the mainframe business - instead of >> promoting the stability of mission critical infrastructure, everything is AI. >> It is good to have at least some people who know what they are doing, >> instead of having to ask ChatGPT for every task. >> >> Regards >> Mike >> >> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >> Von: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> Im Auftrag von >> Steve Thompson >> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 5. Februar 2026 17:55 >> An: [email protected] >> Betreff: Re: Cross Posted >> >> Before anyone starts arguments on supply and demand and capitalism, free >> market and the like, (again) understand this: >> >> What Steve and I and others like us are running into is a large number of >> recruiter/ing firms who are all trying to get the same contracts. So to get >> the account, they quote low. >> >> Then on DICE, INDEED, Monster and the others (some of these are being bought >> and merged), but the end effect is offering rates that are below what we >> were making about 1990 and that is NOT adjusted for inflation. >> >> Add to this that the majority of the people contacting me do not know how >> JES2 or JES3 is pronounced. They don't know most of the acronyms we use in >> the industry. They can't read a tech based resume to understand that one is >> not a sysprog, but is a software developer. >> >> Just wanted to get us on a level playing field before the noise starts. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Steve Thompson >> >> >>>> On 2/5/2026 10:43 AM, Steve Beaver wrote: >>> For the US people, I have been beat to death looking for zOS DB2 >>> Systems DBA’s and people that know ACF2, RACF, and TSS >>> >>> These skills are RARE. Doing my research Recruiters at offering $60 >>> per hour where the honest labor rate should be $150 per hour or higher >>> >>> My suggestion is that if you have any of these skills. Tell the >>> Recruiter $150/Hr or go away >>> >>> As a data point. They pay you $60 per hour and they charge the >>> customer $150 per hour >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> No one said I could type with one thumb >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send >>> email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email >> to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email >> to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
