> The market of available mainframe operators has been drying up for decades.
Just like many other industries, the market for mainframe operators that want to earn less than technologists in modern stacks has been drying up. A lot of mainframe operators refuse to bring their pay scales in line with what developers in modern stacks are earning. Why take a pay cut to go work on a 40 year-old system when you can work on modern stuff with more money?
They keep the pay low and complain about a labor shortage to deflect from the fact that they're simply choosing to ignore market forces.
Just like many other industries, the market for mainframe operators that want to earn less than technologists in modern stacks has been drying up. A lot of mainframe operators refuse to bring their pay scales in line with what developers in modern stacks are earning. Why take a pay cut to go work on a 40 year-old system when you can work on modern stuff with more money?
They keep the pay low and complain about a labor shortage to deflect from the fact that they're simply choosing to ignore market forces.