Subj : Re: Synchronet vs. Mystic
To   : NICK ANDRE
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Mon May 09 2022 17:51:00

> The worst is when HR or someone hires a person to work tech in the company,
> you do allllllll sorts of training and hand-holding with this new hire... for
> them to just up and vanish.

That used to happen where I work.  State-level government does not pay
great, so you had to hope the younger person was looking for job security or
they'd be gone in a year or two.

> I'm lucky to have certain skillsets, even if a bit niche, and never ever had
> any problem finding steady work. Been lucky to work both offices and at-home
> gigs and Covid didn't really seriously affect my career stability.

I lucked out there also, re: COVID.

> I kinda wished I studied Cobol or Fortran or mainframes or anything that the
> six-foot-tall-300-pound-bearded-wizards are retiring from, where they were
> paid all kinds of money and where there is apparently a HUGE demand that is
> not being filled by the millenial crowds.

I am 6' tall, but don't weigh 300 lbs or currently have a beard.  I do know
COBOL.  I don't get paid all kinds of money, but am hoping that opportunity
might still exist when I retire from my current job.

One reason millenials are not filling those positions is that supposedly
most US colleges quit teaching those languages.

Mike

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