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Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that
Date: 14 Dec 2024 18:17:18 GMT
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On Sat, 14 Dec 2024 13:15:58 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 14/12/2024 10:40, D wrote:
>> It is a nice feeling that I was able to give them a good start with
>> their IT careers.
> 
> My company was never able to pay the people what they were worth, but
> yes, I have great hopes that some of the people we employed went on to
> better [paid] things, with my small help

Sometimes there is a u-turn. One programmer went on to a well paid 
position in Seattle. All was well until the dotcom fiasco caused the 
company to restructure.  That's when he returned.