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CoolGuySteveyesterday at 3:21 PM5 repliesview on HN

Sure but what did those guys do all day? 400 people is a lot of people


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stackskiptonyesterday at 3:30 PM

Write code to connect this system with that system. Teach people what setting does what. Integrate with Entra ID. Create custom reports that hordes of Executive on our side want. Scale out the system from undersized nodes we originally gave it. That's all I picked up by just listening to them. I wasn't involved in the project, just sat nearby listening to it.

This is extremely customizable software that is designed to pretty much run your entire business and touched by over 40k employees. It requires a ton of care and feeding. There is plenty of people who dedicate themselves to PeopleSoft. Zip Recruiter is showing 5 jobs near me for "PeopleSoft Administrator"

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irl_zebrayesterday at 3:23 PM

Creating powerpoints. Presenting the powerpoints to others in synchronous meetings.

chasd00yesterday at 3:44 PM

The training team and what's called 'Change Management' for an F50 company that's spread across the globe implementing a new application like an ERP could be 100 people by itself. It's extremely complex and hard to do those kinds of projects which is why many ERP migrations take a decade to complete if not fail entirely.

kadushkayesterday at 3:24 PM

Probably had a lot of meetings

davidwyesterday at 3:23 PM

"Well look, I already told you! I deal with the goddamn customers so the engineers don't have to! I have people skills! I am good at dealing with people! Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?!"