RE: What do you tell folks you work on?

[michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Why limit yourself? My business cards just have my name, phone number
and email. If people want the skills I have, they'll remember (or write
it down). Business cards are for contact information, not for
commercials.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: What do you tell folks you work on?
> From: "Booth Martin" <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, September 21, 2004 1:20 pm
> To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> What do you tell folks you work on?
> 
> I need to print some business cards and I used to have "Programming for the
> iSeries" on the card.  But that isn't the name anymore is it?
> 
> What are others saying in their resumes, interviews, and correspondence?  
> By using "AS/400" one is clear but perhaps dating oneself; displaying an
> attitude of stubborness and unwillingness to move forward?  By saying 
> iSeries" one is apparently just plain wrong.  By saying "ieis 5" or what
> ever is the new moniker one starts to look nerdy.
> 
> It would be helpful to me to read the comments of others.  What say you?
> 
> 
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> Booth Martin
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