RE: Mainframe Projects on the rise - shortage of COBOL skills

["Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You bet your bippy it's the same. There were a lot of gray hairs at
McDonald's corporate ten years ago. I'll bet it's even worse now.

Paul Nelson
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon Paris
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 11:12 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Mainframe Projects on the rise - shortage of COBOL skills


> Wow. If he gives me just 1% of that, I'll brush up on my COBOL  
> skills and
> move back north.


> Any telecommuting options Jon? :)


I think you guys are missing the point.  There's zero reason to think  
this is a Canadian phenomena - I'll lay odds that the situation is  
exactly the same in the U.S.


Jon Paris

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