The next time I bitch about my job, tell me to sit down and shut up.
Our company is scrapping our iSeries--or whatever the fuck IBM is calling it this week--in favor of an Oracle machine. This was a scary prospect, as I have been working on this line of midrange computers since 1982. (Hey, I was 20 when I got my first programming job, all right?!
) I have zero experience on any other non-personal computers.
Many companies would consider dumping their whole IT staff in favor of hiring developers who know about the incoming machines.
Not my employers.
My employers have decided that the IT department's business knowledge is as important as our technical knowledge. So they are hiring a consulting firm to redevelop our existing systems, keeping us in the loop throughout. This will give us the opportunity to learn as we work.
But that's not all. Those of us with no Java experience--the chosen development language for this project--will be going to classes in order to learn it and will be reimbursed upon successful completion.
My boss came by my desk today to inform me that the company will allow us Java students as many hours during the work week as we need to make sure we're able to do the class work. Even if this means some of our "gotta have it" tasks take a backseat.
Gosh, I love working here!
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