i started working with mainframe computors 25 years ago. recently and after 6 years of touring the "gentlemens clubs" of the mainland united states while working as a mainframe systems programmer - jack of all trades - contractor for the internal revenue service, i somehow landed a gig at an agency that supplies 25 cents of every dollar spent in the u.s. economy, the social security administration!! i was doing mainframe systems programming, cics and websphere for z/os especially, and somehow got roped into mid level management. i'm respected by my crew (mostly contractors and a couple ssa employees in kma mode) and my upper level management (who really have all paid their dues and walk the walk). i see myself retiring from here in upper management if only because very few people do what i know how to do anymore.
