U.S. Jobs Protection Act of 2003
In trying to stay on 'thread' here are a couple of pennies worth. We are a multitude of groups with different agenda's. Mine is to stay working in the field of my choice. So that field needs to stay healthy. Too weak and the field becomes too narrow to always be the one working. Too strong and then we become a target for offshore businesses. We all hope(maybe we do, hope IBM sells alot AS/400's or whatever will run RPGIV+ in the future and that they (IBM)doesn't drive the present install base away). And our government doesn't do us in by 'NOT' enforcing laws we already have, or making dumb ones. So we try to have a little influence on what affects us, great. That being said, Chuck I think you have some control over your concern. How many jr programmers do you employ? How many do you plan to employ? Are you part of the solution or the problem. Are you hoping someone else is going to fix it for you. It might be tough to sell to your higher up's or up. But if VP's like you can only see the next hours stock price, someone else will decide your future. Do you support the future of the AS/400 or do you let others decide it's fate. I believe you are in place to make a difference.
In trying to stay on 'thread' here are a couple of pennies worth. We are a multitude of groups with different agenda's. Mine is to stay working in the field of my choice. So that field needs to stay healthy. Too weak and the field becomes too narrow to always be the one working. Too strong and then we become a target for offshore businesses. We all hope(maybe we do, hope IBM sells alot AS/400's or whatever will run RPGIV+ in the future and that they (IBM)doesn't drive the present install base away). And our government doesn't do us in by 'NOT' enforcing laws we already have, or making dumb ones. So we try to have a little influence on what affects us, great. That being said, Chuck I think you have some control over your concern. How many jr programmers do you employ? How many do you plan to employ? Are you part of the solution or the problem. Are you hoping someone else is going to fix it for you. It might be tough to sell to your higher up's or up. But if VP's like you can only see the next hours stock price, someone else will decide your future. Do you support the future of the AS/400 or do you let others decide it's fate. I believe you are in place to make a difference.
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