Who are you? Interesting question.
I am a wife, a mom, proud owner of "pets", a daughter, a sister... I develop SAP, and I work remotely. You can stop here, I'm also a long winded person. If you meet me in person, I'm shy for the most part. I push myself to meet others. I love teaching and speaking - very strange right?
So that really isn't my "job". All of the above are very important to me. The "pets" make the rules. My husband is a stay at home husband. Why? It kind of worked that way. It started when my son was born, and just kind of stayed that way. My salary was larger so I'm stuck.
My son is constantly amazing me. He did go to college. He did hate what his field. So he is now in factory work. He thrives there, and his salary is amazing. He is saving for a house, and lives with us currently. Let me state that again - he IS SAVING. He also has a pretty good 401K going. He is a joy to be around, and I am in no hurry for him to leave. And yes, I am one of those. I have never required rent. He is my baby and should always have a safe place to land.
As a daughter - I am one of two. My sister lives in FL and my Mom and Dad live 4 doors down from me. I struggle a bit with that. Mom and Dad are not getting any younger. One has stage 4 kidney disease and refuses to go one dialysis. I don't blame him. It was a hard decision on his part. My Mom has Cancer. It is sort of in remission, but she is tired a lot. It is a constant worry that will never go away. Right now I'm working on going over there more often.
Pets - well let's just say they tell me what to do. I have two dogs - one older one. I have two horses both retired. I don't really ride anymore. I was banned by my family. I won't say nor do I know how many times I have fallen. And yes, I was jumping a large jump, in an event and unfamiliar to my horse fences, or just plain my horse was feeling good that day. He decided to buck a lot. So many falls - so many different reasons. Add to that I'm not really getting any younger. Never ask an age is the rule. But I'll just say I've had my 21st birthday several times already.
A sister... Well a long distance one. My baby sister is about a 24 hour car ride, but only around a 2 hour plane ride. I've been down there once. She makes the trip up to Michigan around 3 times a year. I see her and we catch up. If something big is going on in one of our lives we share.
An Aunt. One Niece. Lives in Florida and sadly I've really lost contact with her. Maybe some day.
Deep breath... If you've made it this far good for you. Now I'll switch to job mode.
I am a technical/functional developer. What does that mean? I do a little bit of everything. I think my title is something like Sr SAP developer - but it changes. The work does not. I "Know" or have a basic understanding of PTP, BTC, OTC, and manufacture ordering. My finance is OK. My master data is better than OK. So you see quite a bit of different things.
Boring. What I have done is ABAP, FIORI, CDS, API, Configuration, Workflow, Flexible workflow, a little bit of Basis. So again different things sprinkled together. I have done several upgrades and several implementations. LSMW and LTMOM - that kind of stuff. I have currently been at my job just about ten years. And I hope to stay here at least anther ten years. I'm happy most of the time here. I work remotely, and that is a huge benefit.
What else can I tell you? We are currently upgrading again. I work on-premise with very little web sprinkled through. I do know other apps now. The upgrade takes a lot of my time. Hence, I very rarely post anymore. This one just caught my eye. And I loved reading about everyone.
I used to have fun presenting in different areas. SIT and Teched and.... Teched was always my favorite. No time, no budget, and things are too accessible on the internet anymore. Maybe a video - someday I'll have to try that.
Oh yes, I was a mentor. I'm sort-of a Champion. But I really am not doing that job right now. Maybe I have been retired. I'll have to check that out.
My favorite saying anymore, Today is the present and a gift to be enjoyed. Stay happy! Be the best you, and above all else enjoy your life! Trust me, it's way too short. The other one to keep in mind. If you died today, your job could replace you. Your family can not.
It was lovely meeting you all.
Michelle
