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Not mocking cobol devs but yall are severely underpaid for keeping fintech alive (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In Canada, the Ministry of Health pays colleges to teach kids COBOL and JCL. It's a steady job, pension, good bennies. I know a handful of people who went that route, rather than the riskier private sector.

[–] noobdoomguy8658@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago

Would you happen to know how that compares to saying "Fuck it" and going with a Java career for the relative predictability? I'm not asking for any particular reasons, just curious.