Yeah...I know quite a few Cobol programmers. They make good, not extravagant, money. But they also have low job stress, no 'crunch mode'. Production changes

Yeah...I know quite a few Cobol programmers. They make good, not extravagant, money. But they also have low job stress, no 'crunch mode'. Production changes are very carefully considered and controlled because of the consequences of botching one. No 'move fast and break things'. They're home with the family at a reasonable time every day. So it's a tradeoff, and a good one for many people.