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

[Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Apparently just not on this list - you will drive people away with language
like that !!


On 1/28/08 8:49 AM, "Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I've got gray hair, so I am allowed to use old phrases at my discretion....
> :-))
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> Paul Nelson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Adams
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 7:12 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Mainframe Projects on the rise - shortage of COBOL skills
>
> Talk about showing your age: "bet your bippy"?
>
> * Jerry C. Adams
> *IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
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> Paul Nelson wrote:
>
> > 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
> > Office 512-392-2577
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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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> >