I have to agree with all the positive statements...I have been doing
solely
EDI for 4 years and I am not bored yet (which is saying a
lot). First of all it is always challenging and everyday offers
something new. Another plus is the constant growth of IT and how EDI
can tap into that. It can also be very lucrative. The sense of
accomplishment you get when you search for the needle in the
haystack and actually find it is almost as good as...well, you know.
Anyway good luck to you; and this fabulous group of EDI Guru's is a
tremendous help and you couldn't ask for a better support team.
Rebecca Gaudette
-- In "Pete Austin" <paustin@...> wrote:
>
>
> I was hired by the very first company to produce an off-the-shelf
EDI
> translator, EDI Inc (makers of TELINK) back in 1984. Between
working
> for various organizations, and being a consultant for the last 8
years,
> I've implemented EDI systems for maybe 30 different
organizations. It
> is an enormous amount of fun. And I would challenge anyone to
find an
> occupation that is as deep, as broad, or as rich.
>
> After all, EDI is really about the:
>
> -
Purchase Orders and Invoices - I mean, it is all about buying
and
> selling. You get to know the folks from ordering, and
receivables. You
> get to know the entire business process, frequently better than the
> folks that are responsible for it. Right? Well, not really. It
is
> really all about the
>
> - Trading partners - Without them, you have nothing. So you get
to
> know many of your most powerful customers and vendors, and you are
> largely responsible for the relationship. Well, actually, EDI is
about
>
> - Communications - You KNOW that it is all about communications.
FTP,
> BBS, HTTPs, AS1/2. But you cannot forget the
>
> - Translation - Nobody knows the data better than you.
>
> And finally, you get to know the senior management at a very
intimate
> level. If you personally don't, screw up the production system
> just.one.time.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto: On
Behalf Of
> Michael Mattias
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 3:29 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [
EDI-L] Re: Determined! :)
>
> 6/15/06
>
> I've stayed in the EDI field all these years (about 12 as
independent
> consultant) for one main reason: It's hard.
>
> "It's hard" just makes it all that much sweeter when I get
that "thank
> you" from a client.
>
> MCM
>
>
>
>
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