| Halloween is Nearly Here - How Scared Are You? |
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| Written by Scott Koegler | |||||||||||||
| Tuesday, 28 October 2008 | |||||||||||||
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With the approach of traditionally the most scary holiday of the year, the economy and elections are providing plenty of fodder for fright. The rubber masks that have, in past years, included Freddy, Chucky, and various vampires, are being replaced this year with costumes of dollar bills, mortgages, and investment bonds. But the good news for those of us involved with EDI, is that while fewer goods and dollars may trade hands, the EDI transactions still must go through. While the necessity to transact business may not mean that everyone's job in our sector is safe, it's a fair guess to believe that EDI staff have more secure jobs than project based tech staff. One of the obvious advantages of EDI is the scale it brings to the trading environment. In many organizations, the EDI staff count is in the single digits - even in the single employee realm. And whether there are 100,000 transactions or 100 transactions, the maintenance of the EDI "machine" still has to be done - every day. So, in these days of layoffs and corporate collapses, with the exception of those companies that completely close up, EDI positions may be among the most secure. When you hand out those treats this weekend, remember that they got into those bowls courtesy of your fellow EDI professionals.
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