> COBOL jobs are not particularly well-paying, and there are young people learning it, and no, they don't get awesome paychecks. But say this to non-programmer

> COBOL jobs are not particularly well-paying, and there are young people learning it, and no, they don't get awesome paychecks. But say this to non-programmers, and they vehemently deny it's true. And always cite a friend of their neighbor who made it good from COBOL. It's like they need to believe there's a shortcut out there to sure wealth as long as you're smart and work hard.