I think the pay rate is at least $200 / hour too low.
Rob
On Sunday, April 12, 2020, 9:09:45 p.m. EDT, Peter Sjöberg <peters-oclug [ at ] techwiz [ dot ] ca> wrote:
On 2020-04-12 8:01 p.m., Mike Doyle [NEW EMAIL] wrote:
> I though there might be some interest in this.
>
> https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/08/business/coronavirus-cobol-programmers-new-jersey-trnd/index.html
>
Note the word "volunteers" = they want it for free.
It was a long discussion around it on the classic computer list. I
didn't read it all but it seems like the standard "if it ain't broken
don't fix it" - until it's broken and then you need it fixed yesterday
and for free since you never made a budget for to take care of it.
A bit like "why have a fire department if it's no fires".
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