If there is anyone out there that is actually bored with their EDI jobs try moving to a different industry. I've worked in 4 different industries (retail, healthcare, automotive, and grocery) and entering into each of them was like starting my EDI career over. Fun stuff.
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rebecca/Beverly Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 5:02 PM To: [email protected] 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 [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> , "Pete Austin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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: [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of > Michael Mattias > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 3:29 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:edi-l%40yahoogroups.com> > 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 > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -------------------- ~--> > Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. 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