There is no dishonor in that grunt work. It’s just that your work product will have limited impact.
I have a friend who has been a mainframe systems programmer for 30 years. He’s a master of his craft, and has a tool in his bag of tricks for every problem that happens. Most of his work helping people integrate with his mainframe to eventually replace it.
He’s a great guy and loves the life he wants to live. The problem is, few things in tech will live that long, and guru knowledge of some forgotten mainframe makes your options limited.
I have a friend who has been a mainframe systems programmer for 30 years. He’s a master of his craft, and has a tool in his bag of tricks for every problem that happens. Most of his work helping people integrate with his mainframe to eventually replace it.
He’s a great guy and loves the life he wants to live. The problem is, few things in tech will live that long, and guru knowledge of some forgotten mainframe makes your options limited.