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| The question is why is the cheaper guy earning as much as 80k if it's that easy? | |
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Because the other younger / cheaper guys don't find Cobol sexy enough.
Also there's the point that nobody seems to want to study the manuals any more. It's a very useful skill in that sphere, and the Cobol manuals comprehensively beat anything available for, say, Java.
On the other hand, I've done Cobol myself, and I realise how easy it could be to get trapped doing just that and that alone. Great for the odd 3 month filler-in contract if you can find one, though.