looking to get another in a Perl related job, even if it's Sys Admin-who-writes-perl-scripts-to-make-our-machine-cooler/faster/better

What do you mean "even if"? In my opinion, this is the best Perl job you can have. You're not tied down to building some large web application to someone else's specs, you have freedom to investigate new ideas and ways of doing your job, and the automation you'll get out of it will not only make your job easier, but you'll get it done in half the time that everyone else is.

I made the move from "programming" to "operations/administration" 6 or 8 months ago, and I will never go back.

In reply to Re: Stepping in the Footprints of a Perl Programmer by Fastolfe
in thread Stepping in the Footprints of a Perl Programmer by magnus

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