Oh, no, you have it all wrong. You can buy expertise by the pound, like salami. And it's easy to know the quality: just look for certifications like CISSP and the like; those guarantee that people know what they're doing!
(Do I need a <sarcasm> tag here?) On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 12:37 PM, Cameron Conacher <[email protected]> wrote: > Scott, if I could add, they way the information is shared is so different. > Wikis don't ask why. Wikis don't make suggestions or recommendations. Wikis > do not promote discussions. > Wikis are great if you want to know the parameter values. > The history and life cycle is not there. > I am an old guy but I learned more from my mentors than anything else. > I read and reread the manuals > I enjoy the social interaction > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 25, 2017, at 11:54 AM, scott Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I dont happen to agree with elimination of people like me and the > > colleagues on here. We are a different group of thinkers and source of a > > tremendous amount of knowledge. This knowledge cant be put into > procedures > > or wikis ... > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 6:04 PM, Edward Gould <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >>> On Jun 22, 2017, at 3:07 PM, Tom Conley <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>> On 6/22/2017 3:42 PM, Edward Gould wrote: > >>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/20/ibm_contractor_crackdown/ < > >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/20/ibm_contractor_crackdown/> > >>>> IBM's contractor crackdown continues: Survivors refusing pay cut have > >> hours reduced > >>>> Managers told to hit budgets, even if customers bleed > >>> > >>> IBM continues to devalue the systems programmer. > >> > >> ——————SNIP——————————————————————— > >> > >> I think it was around 1995 when an IBM instructor (in a SERVPAC Class no > >> less) stated that IBM’s goal was to get rid of them (sysprogs). > >> I challenged him about that statement. He looked men straight in the eye > >> and said that was INDEED IBM’s goal. > >> > >> Ed > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > *IDMWORKS * > > > > Scott Ford > > > > z/OS Dev. > > > > > > > > > > “By elevating a friend or Collegue you elevate yourself, by demeaning a > > friend or collegue you demean yourself” > > > > > > > > www.idmworks.com > > > > [email protected] > > > > Blog: www.idmworks.com/blog > > > > > > > > > > > > *The information contained in this email message and any attachment may > be > > privileged, confidential, proprietary or otherwise protected from > > disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, > > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or > > use of this message and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you > have > > received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying > to > > the message and permanently delete it from your computer and destroy any > > printout thereof.* > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- zMan -- "I've got a mainframe and I'm not afraid to use it" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
