Back around 1996 I cut a want ad out of one of the magazines - InfoWorld or PC Week - and kept it for years for the humor value. It went something like this:
"Programmer wanted: 10 years experience with MVS and COBOL. PC application programming in BASIC and C++. Must have CNE or MCSE. Support Banyan Vines and Novell network. Support end users running SMART Office Environment and Word Perfect. Must have fluent technical Japanese. 3 to 5 months per year at our site in Hiroshima, Japan, rest of year at our main offices in Fargo, North Dakota. Relocation expenses will NOT be compensated. Renumeration up to $29,500 per year. Send resume to..."
Ri-ight... Even allowing for inflation, that salary was just as laughable in 1996...