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Re:New Jersey needs COBOL programmers for their unemployment... by rwallace on Sunday April 05, 2020 @01:19AM (#22783899)
I don't think the point is that Americans should consider themselves too good for the COBOL jobs. The point is that the organization has stated that it will refuse to hire many people who would be willing and able to do the jobs.
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Re:New Jersey needs COBOL programmers for their unemployment... by jeromegv on Sunday April 05, 2020 @10:33AM (#22785750)
People love to attribute bad faith into a government just trying to get their shit together in the middle of an emergency. Where and when have they refused?
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