21 Oct
2013
21 Oct
'13
12:59 p.m.
On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 11:48 PM, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
A few years ago, I found that VMS on my tech CV was
attracting a lot
of attention and a few interviews, when my Windows/Mac/Linux skills
seem to be of little interest to anyone any more. So my plan was to
brush up on my not-used-since-the-mid-1990s VAX skills with a
VAXstation, then see if I could get some VAX sysadmin work.
However, VMS isn't attracting any interest any longer, AFAICS...
The last time I got paid to do VMS was just over 10 years ago. I
used to get pinged about open VMS positions (usually at that
same place I had recently left), but even that dried up about 6-7
years ago. It's been nearly all Linux (with a wee bit of Solaris)
recently.
Ten years ago, there were still open positions in the States, and few
individuals left with any recent experience to fill them (that was one
specific complaint from the manager that hired me - recruiters kept
sending him candidates that hadn't touched VMS in 5 years or more
and would have to be relocated from one coast or the other. I had
3-year-old daily experience and lived 15 minutes from the office.
That clinched the job).
In the past 5 years, I've heard nary a whisper of VMS in commercial
circles. Not saying it isn't there somewhere, but wherever it is, they
aren't posting for new hires.
-ethan