Dear, dear 'becca/Bev,
It is obvious you haven't, well, you know, with somebody as breathtakingly good
as you know who. Finding needles in haystacks, rewarding or not, is work. Work
is a four-letter-word. We do it to keep the linens clean and the body nourished
so that, when the weekend comes, well, you know. Some of us don't always wait
for the weekend. :)
Happy Friday, everybody.
You Know Who
-----Original Message-----
>From: Rebecca/Beverly <
>Sent: Jun 15, 2006 2:01 PM
>To:
>Subject: [
EDI-L] Re: Determined! :)
>
>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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