[Info-vax] Apparently none of you are desperate enough to work for $25K/yr

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 8/9/2011 9:51 AM, seasoned_geek wrote:
> This job has appeared many many many times and used to list the
> salary.
>
> On Jul 21, 4:00 pm, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>
>> Second, how do you know this is paying $25K/yr?  I saw no mention at all
>> of salary limitations on that page.
>>
>
> Now we found out where all of those $25K/yr VAX BASIC programmers
> went...they taught themselves FORTRAN on the job and moved to Florida.
>
> http://seeker.dice.com/jobsearch/servlet/JobSearch?rel_code=1102&op=302&type=14&dockey=xml/d/8/d884d4d80307c24d5ba4bbd83116cbc1@endecaindex&bb=0&source=15&cmpid=1111
>

PLEASE DO NOT TOP POST!

$25K/yr?????  Can ANYONE, in the U.S., afford to work for such a meager 
salary?  I retired eight years ago and, at that time, the salary range 
for a VMS System Manager ranged from $50K to $70K!