Every time I see a post mentioning availability for MPE-related employment, 
I think about mentioning something.... this time I'll do it.

We might have something for someone later.  Or not.  Nothing now and nothing 
definite.

If we don't end up buying some sort of package, we should eventually want 
someone to help me enhance things here, and/or someone to replace me when I 
retire.  That last is my plan-A -- after 30 years of enhancing this system, 
I'd much rather hand it off intact to someone than preside over its 
demolition.

Could be a good opportunity for someone who likes MPE and warm Southern 
California weather more than (for example) high salary, prospects for future 
advancement, their sanity, etc, etc.

A possible replacement for me would have to wear a lot of hats -- I'm 
department head, system administrator, programmer (currently the only 
programmer), PC setup/support/security, evening operator, etc.  Basically, 
the computer dept is me and an operator, and the operator spends half her 
time doing things for other departments.

I think the position would probably be full-time, "permanent" (well, as 
permanent as anything can be that involves computers and the fabric 
business) and on-site.  Don't see how a telecommuter could wear all of my 
hats.

Requirements are cobol / image / view / mpe and ability to put up with a 
lot.  But some of the mpe & cobol stuff is a bit tricky.

Fair warning - some of the older cobol is pretty horrid.  It's easy to 
imagine a new guy taking one look and running away screaming.

Fair warning #2 - there's a more than 50% chance that we buy a package and 
all this goes in the bit-bucket.  But I have a *slightly* better chance of 
persuading management to stick with our old system if I can show them that 
replacements for me are not impossible to find...
... so, anybody who thinks they might be interested is welcome to contact me 
off-list.  Besides getting your foot in the door, a few impressive-looking 
expressions of interest that I can show management might help me fend off 
the migration/package fiends. 

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