Anyone got experience of Legacy Systems?

[RichardCranium]

I have also had "What version of PRINCE are you?" and "Do you have PRINCE two point nought?"

[Moscow Mule]

My most favourite job ad was about ten-ish years ago.

There was a road-side poster opposite the bus stop advertising the brand new IBM AS/400.

I was reading Computing or Computer Weekly at the bus stop. It had a job ad for someone with "2 years IBM AS/400 experience".

Would have been much longer than 10 years ago!!!

[Sysman]

Long, long ago I used to have resourcers giving me grief about the amount of experience on each model of DEC VAX I had ever programmed on, “sorry, my client is looking for more experience of 780’s; your experience of 750’s and 782’s won’t count.”

Sigh. I had the same with specific versions of software...

... after working with every single major version and most minor versions available over a period of 15 years, the numpties thought I couldn't handle the latest version.

[Moscow Mule]

Sigh. I had the same with specific versions of software...

... after working with every single major version and most minor versions available over a period of 15 years, the numpties thought I couldn't handle the latest version.

Ditto,

Pimpy: "I need 5 years experience with x v1.2"

Me: "It's not been released yet, the job you're recruiting for is at the alpha-site."

[xoggoth]

Ah DEC VAX! I am currently keeping cool with a fan made of two old 110V DEC VAX fans wired in series. It sounds like a 747 taking off and I had to put a pair of the wife's tights over it to avoid getting covered in minced moths. Great otherwise.

[NotAllThere]

I used to regularly get “I see you’ve got Visual C++, but have you got any straight C++?”

Long, long ago I used to have resourcers giving me grief about the amount of experience on each model of DEC VAX I had ever programmed on, “sorry, my client is looking for more experience of 780’s; your experience of 750’s and 782’s won’t count.”

Saw one contract where they wanted someone who had experience of VAX/VMS systems management, but specified that it had to be through VT220 terminal emulation...

[scooterscot]

With that sort of quality recruitment I'm expecting a 25-35% cut... and a box of chocolates to express my gratitude.

[AlfredJPruffock]

I have also had "What version of PRINCE are you?" and "Do you have PRINCE two point nought?"

Prince of Darkness ?

[alreadypacked]

I have the words 'bespoke application' somewhere on my CV, and I quite often get the comment "you have bespoke experience" form an agent as they scan my CV.

But now I think they are reading a scan of my CV.