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optimaloutcome t1_j43j0ue wrote

Those older people still in "limbo" are going to be getting paid a ton of money as consultants. All the big companies still run AIX on their critical workloads and finding people who know AIX is getting harder and harder. It's like if you're a mainframe person - there aren't many left and the really important shit runs on mainframes so if you know it... $$$$$

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ekkidee t1_j44932q wrote

You can terminate consultants at any time. Consultants have no benefits. Some might actually consider that an advantage.

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optimaloutcome t1_j44dpiu wrote

That's generally the appeal. You sign on for a project of generally a fixed duration, make a bunch of money, and then move on to the next one, or take some time off and then find another one.

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