[purplebutterfly]

So this is a problem I've been dealing with. Been working out of school for almost two years at a big financial firm, working on Mainframes. I would say I'm relatively lucky in terms of mainframe horror stories you hear, in terms of new software being developed, but yes, ultimately for every "unit" of new work I do, I would reckon there's two units of maintenance.

The one main benefit I've seen working on my team, however, is the proximity to some of our business users and knowledge gained about the business that we conduct. I value that more than some of my colleagues working on an internal toolbar, even though they may be using a more modern technology.

I feel the difficulty that's quickly arising is knowing when to get out before the pigeonhole widens.