Charlotte > this list and to EDI I've always found it a little disturbing at the way > questions are answered here. Sometimes people ask what seems to be a > dumb question because they don't know what question to ask. When I was > first tapped to do EDI at my former employer, I knew nothing about it > and neither did anyone else in the company. All we knew is that our > major customer required us to be compliant or they would pull their > business. There was no budget for a consultant and my only teachers > were the Sterling workstation manuals. it was an uncomfortable position > to be in. Especially since there were not as many online resources as > there are now.
Which implies that there _are_ online resources. A few hours on the PC with Google can find _lots_ of useful information. If you know of any other links, I would be happy to add them to our links page (Education section)... The other option is for someone to write an EDI FAQ, and post it to the files section for the group (if there isn't one there already). > I understand that is very frustrating for so many jobs to be outsourced, > particularly outside one's country. However, unless someone is > obviously faking knowledge of EDI in order to get a position, why punish > those who could benefit from your experience? I know that once I was > able to meet someone who just that five minutes explaining the > hierarchical levels of the advanced ship notice, the light went on and I > was able to run with it. I don't think anyone here would hesitate to reply to a question. The problem is that we get a lot of "I'm new, tell me everything" kind of questions. These reflect a lack of initiative on the part of the questioner, who expect the strangers on this list to give them a free education. I think that those requests are a bit presumptuous... Earl Wertheimer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.spe-edi.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/OIFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
