RE: Part time, was Death of the AS/400 (was Death of the RPG Programmer, List Ac tivity) -- MIDRANGE-L

We've been kinda burnt on this.

Granted just because you have butts in seats doesn't necessarily make them more 
productive.

However, when it comes to evaluations, rating people, testing people and what 
not you start up a firestorm.  Just look at past discussions on this mailing 
list.
No CPF messages - See Simon's recent example.
User satisfaction - So the security person gives everyone *ALLOBJ - those 
people are happy.
Project completion - It's the other person's fault - feature creep! feature 
creep!
Time on terminal - I was talking to users and doing other research.





JGiusto@patuxent.com on 06/14/2000 02:41:05 PM
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I hate to bring this up again, but with the shortage of programmers in
certain areas, are companies still reluctant to hire part time programmers
and/or allowing more telecommuting to get the job done?
There could be one person on site that would take care of user interaction
and relay it to the part-timers or telecommuters.  
I have tried to find part time work from time to time and always came up
blank.  Seems most companies want you all or nothing.

Joe Giusto II
Patuxent Publishing Company
10750 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
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-----Original Message-----
From:   Chris Bipes [SMTP:rpg@cross-check.com]
Sent:   Wednesday, June 14, 2000 11:07 AM
To:     'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
Subject:        RE: Death of the AS/400 (was Death of the RPG Programmer,
List Ac tivity)

We have the same problem in Sonoma County California.  More Jobs for Skilled
AS400 programmers than Bodies to fill them.  The consultants are filling the
gap and making a bundle.  Come to Northern California and see for your self.

Christopher K. Bipes     mailto:ChrisB@Cross-Check.com
Sr. Programmer/Analyst   mailto:Chris_Bipes@Yahoo.com
CrossCheck, Inc.         http://www.cross-check.com
6119 State Farm Drive    Phone: 707 586-0551 x 1102
Rohnert Park CA  94928 Fax: 707 586-1884

If consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, only geniuses work here.
Karen Herbelin - Readers Digest 3/2000


-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Mildenberger [mailto:Smildenber@Washcorp.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 7:34 AM
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: Death of the AS/400 (was Death of the RPG Programmer, List
Ac tivity)


This is interesting because our management says they are trying to hire RPG
programmers and can't find any.  In fact, there are several projects that
they are considering doing on another platform because they are scared they
won't be able to find RPG skills although we have told them that we can take
someone with programming experience and teach them RPG.  Your message makes
me wonder whether we really can't find any RPG talent or if they aren't
looking very hard in order to use it as an excuse to move away from the
AS/400 or maybe nobody wants to live in Montana.  Just wondering.....

Scott Mildenberger

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