Subj : Re: Cobol/gnucobol
To : POINDEXTER FORTRAN
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Sat May 31 2025 10:25 am
> I worked in local government which had titles that made no sense, until
> you realize that they were a union shop and the titles were negotiated
> when they had a server room full of AS/400s. Applications programmer,
> Systems analysts, Systems Analyst.
So, I must know, what is the difference between the last two? ;)
> What that devolved into was a caste system where applications
> programmers fixed your Outlook problem but wouldn't move your monitor
> or keyboard. Systems analysts would come and move hardware, swap out
> monitors, replace mice and so forth. It made no sense whatsoever, meant
> the hardware guys were paid less, and complicated issues with
> customers.
We were not union but sometimes had that happen, too.
* SLMR 2.1a * What happens when you get scared half to death.....twice?
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