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Windows 3.11: Bahn sucht Administrator fΓΌr 30 Jahre altes Betriebssystem
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has a "new" job opening for a Windows 3.11 Admin.
The lucky candidate should also be able to manage MS-DOS and Windows Workgroups.
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yeah that's hilarious imagine if some important, global infrastructure ran on some ancient system like COBOL or something haha
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What's the job market like for COBOL programmers? Do they get paid well?
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Superficial google search says you can expect around 100k a year, but if you get called up for emergencies you can bill at like 150 bucks per hour.
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sorry to powerlevel but billing out at $1200 a day isn't some super big brag. You should be billing at $3000 a day for an emergency, at least.
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True story: In 2021 one of my boomer relatives quit his job at a major US raw materials manufacturer after a teleconference where they had everyone state their pronouns. As he told it - he heard them say that, a couple people went, when his turn came up he said "nope" and ended the call, then emailed the COO "I quit." He's retired military and has a good bag already.
Six months later they call to offer his job as contractor position They couldn't find anyone to replace him with those boomer process management skills. He now gets paid double, with a quarter of the responsibilities, and never has to go to the office unless it's a site visit.
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Using pronouns is just manners
why is he so rude
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COBOL devs are extremely rare and a good one will easily pull 6+ figures
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Boss tried to get me to learn COBOL back in 2011 when I worked for a company that produced mainframe software.
I was like "lol are you fricking r-slurred? I'm not 65 years old..."
Really can't wait for shit to hit the wall.
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this comment makes no sense
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It makes perfect sense.
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its like saying omg wheels were invented 200 years ago why do you dare drive them now?? engoish was invented like 150 years ago WHY STILL SPEAK IT???
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It's the same logic as people pearlclutching over ancient DOS shit.
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