You get what you pay for. Sadly, there are no more places like the CompuServe VAX forum. One CompuServe abandoned its text-based interface, the subscribers fled and, well, you know the rest. I've been watching Max Headroom reruns on the SciFi Channel for the past few weeks, and they did a pretty decent job at it. Poor Max was just about a decade ahead of his time.
Job security is an illusion and corporate loyalty an oxymoron.
Look at Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert. Pac Bell axed him a few months ago, and gave not one whit about the accompanying bad press. It's been real. Kevin G. Barkes is an independent consultant who wishes a happy holiday season and new year to all.