• devils_dust [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    2 days ago

    Is that where the “learn Cobol for the banking industry, you’ll earn zillions” meme comes from? (in my experience the few Cobol people I met were only as well paid as the next bigcorp IT drone, and much less than the workers at fancystartup.io)

    • Gorb [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      2 days ago

      Yeah no you get paid the same amount as any other mid level dev its not a well paid position it also has a quite a high turnover rate every cobol dev I’ve met is absolutely miserable