I am 25 and a data developer for a large financial services company. When I tell people that I do data work using Db2 they say thats cool. When I mention that alot of my work is also working in COBOL and JCL, they turn the other way and think I am crazy. Its funny the assumptions people make when talking about succh legacy systems, but this stuff will not dissapear. The majority of the worlds data resides on mainframes and it will not be going anywhere anytimwe soon. I just started a year ago and am really enjoying it. Any other DB2/Cobol people out there? I want to hear career stories and potential ideas I could check out in the future. Thanks Doc financeurlife.com