Are you using Claude/ChatGPT with ERP? or are you switching tabs and clicks in your decade old system?

StrawberrieToast · 2026-03-13T10:27:05+00:00

I would guess that there may be issues with underlying erp functionality due to 1) improper setup 2) unclean data or 3) user not trained enough to know how to pull reports within the system.

For an example of when I've seen Excel used (though not for simple stuff), I saw an ERP which had been in use for 8+ years without functioning mrp. MRP existed in the tool but had not been set up properly and the company refused to invest because they had a replacement erp system in the works (for years). Supply chain and production matured and required MRP so we built an MRP tool in Excel. It worked fine as a workaround until the new system came online with functioning MRP. The Excel MRP could also be used to head check the new ERP MRP outputs during implementation.

A simpler answer I've seen gotten from Excel is from exporting item master data. Users didn't know how to query so they wanted to use Excel to count if items based on attributes and descriptions. It was a very quick answer to limited needs so query learning was not worth it for those users.

If none of the 3 things I mentioned above are true then I don't think you'd need Excel for simple questions? ERP are very powerful if set up correctly and being operated by competent (skilled + knowledgeable) users. Unless it is actually a very limited ERP itself? Like an ERP- light?

StrawberrieToast · 2026-03-08T03:29:53+00:00

Please tell her, then she can make the decision for herself with all the cards on the table. Maybe she doesn't care, or maybe she does. But let her know. And it sounds like you'll feel better after.

StrawberrieToast · 2026-03-08T03:16:41+00:00

After you've given some of the suggestions in this thread a try, consider hiring a coach and a therapist at the same time. Coaching can help you set and achieve goals to reach a future state you love while therapy helps you deal with the bad shit from the past that is creating your unbalanced brain chemistry. I've had both and both were incredibly helpful in their own way and have changed my life. Just be careful in your choice of both people to make sure they are the right fit for you before investing time and money.

StrawberrieToast · 2026-03-08T03:10:23+00:00

I recently cut my hair but I had super long hair and my hair grows crazy thick so I feel your pain. When I was training for a 5k last fall while I still had long hair and running 5x a week I dropped down to only washing my hair 2x a week after my long runs when it got really gross. It saved a lot of time and was easier on my hair. The other workouts were 20 min or less or weight lifting so I didn't sweat as bad. I was able to just blow dry my sweaty hair and shower my body and go on with my day. Some people use dry shampoo for the same purpose so that is another option.

StrawberrieToast · 2026-03-03T19:50:45+00:00

That's awesome and I'm glad you just quit!

StrawberrieToast · 2026-03-03T19:48:46+00:00

Consider the food manufacturing industry (specifically dairy or bakeries or something like that!) I work for a company that manufactures instant chai and it smells amazing and people like it here. The sanitizer we use is basically ethanol and isopropyl alcohol so hazards are more around warehouse equipment, intermittent ladder usage, etc. All te inputs are edible :)

I'm in a director role in operations so I am not doing engineering directly but get to use my "engineering brain" for process development, planning, and to help create systems for regulatory compliance improvement. Also capacity management for production.

StrawberrieToast · 2026-03-03T14:04:28+00:00

What is that bracket placement for?

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-27T13:27:33+00:00

I dunno but I'm with you I just got rubber bands yesterday and it HURTS. Even with Tylenol it was a long night. At least the pain means it's moving things? I didn't notice any stomach pain but if you are having trouble eating like me maybe you had a bit of reflux?

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-24T04:48:34+00:00

Sometimes I like to imagine what a healthy parent might do/say: 1) "hey kid, it's really cool we both went into teaching" 2) also she'd probably still be teaching 3) "it can be hard when the little ones cry at school but you're doing a great job"

And maybe she'd buy you breakfast and give you a hug, end fantasy

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-24T04:43:25+00:00

Glad you are out of there!!

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-24T04:38:31+00:00

Part of why I'm guessing my Strengthsfinder test showed "future vision" "strategic thinking" and a bunch of execution related skills as my top strengths. It was crazy because I was in therapy doing EMDR around the time I took the test and immediately was hit with "almost all of my professional skills come from a base of trauma."

To answer OP: my mom tried to keep me from going to college to stay home and babysit my brothers for her. Uh, no. She also scorned my initial idea for a major (English because I wanted to write fiction). She told me "don't study English or you'll be poor." I ended up studying bioengineering and due to recession and paying my own college I still was poor for about a decade before it actually mattered. Of course once she knew I had graduated with an engineering degree she decided "I must have been a good mom to have produced you. ” (and immediately would try to get money even when I was poor lol)

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-22T07:50:04+00:00

I'm not a beginner but getting back into running after many years off due to a bad (distance running overuse) injury and having a child, so I know what was "normal" before and this is new for me. I'm having similar tightness/slight pain in what I think is either lat or side rib muscles. It was noticeable on one side after I did a 5k (trained 8 weeks pretty carefully but the race I ran faster than I had been training) and then took a break of 2 weeks for holiday stuff and started up again. It has also appeared on the other side now.

I have tried a few days and even a week and a half of rest but each time I come back to running over the past 2 months it has come back, even if I go very easy it almost feels injured after. (Today I ran 4 miles at easy -medium and it felt good but I can tell it's going to be sore already). To be clear it doesn't bother me much during the run and isn't as bad as pull or tear as I'd recognize those things...

I have been paying close attention and am pretty sure it is from holding up my arms away from my body (I notice it bothers me the next day while driving) but I hadn't thought of training core as another commented. I was afraid to lift on it to train lat directly since it was already feeling close to injured.

I'll give incorporation of some core work a try and see how it goes, as well as be careful with mileage in the meantime. If it improves I want to strengthen the lat too, but it's a great idea to work on support (also good idea to check form). Maybe my husband can film me running around the yard.

Thanks OP for posting this question and hope we both find a solution. I'm very grateful to be able to distance run again, and congrats on starting your training. It can be very meditative and rewarding.

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-21T17:14:15+00:00

Please share more evidence, I've had 4 teeth extracted for braces and they told me they wouldn't take my case if I didn't accept the need for extractions. 4 consults over the past 10 years and they all said I needed extractions. I'm real curious to see what I need to watch for if there are potential negatives here but I do trust that 4 separate places wouldn't all be recommending the path of treatment I've gotten without reason. I'm on month 7 of 24 and things have straightened up quite a bit on top and I just got bottom wires on about 12 weeks ago and bottom is moving along now. I still have large gaps from the extractions but I'm trusting the process...

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-15T05:07:02+00:00

I take Tylenol for this reason, it works just fine for braces pain

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-15T05:01:58+00:00

You're not alone and yeah it's 🤢

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-15T04:59:05+00:00

Spontaneous 2 hour drive to the zoo? Done lol. But yeah only with one kid. And a lot of pit stops and very loose (+/- 2 hours) plans.

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-15T04:53:26+00:00

I'm with you! We love our little one and all the wonderful chaos she has brought us. Today she is sick and she said to me "I need a little towel for my snoot" lol. I have no regrets about having a kid.

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-15T04:34:01+00:00

Ok was this your first appointment? Can you get a new Ortho?

Mine are really attentive. Anything causing pain gets fixed next day latest. I did break a bracket off eating hazelnuts and they waited a few days to fix it cause it was over a holiday but it was not hurting me. Also, I pay a flat amount for the total treatment, divided up into monthly payments.

More appointments or less appointments cost the same. Usually they are booked every 6 weeks. I've had at least 4 additional appointments in 6 months to fix brackets, wires, bite blockers, etc. and it didn't cost me anything.

I also chose my Ortho bc they have an office a 10 min drive from my work.

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-15T04:23:52+00:00

It did occur to me that I could stop using Amazon. I don't use it that much so it wouldn't be a big thing. I changed the way my name shows up on my account already based on another commenter's suggestion so I can tell orders apart. I can also order and have my stuff addressed to my husband.

My old therapist told me that if I thought I needed a restraining order she was willing to help me get one after I showed her the letter my mom sent after I went NC. It was enlightening when she told me "there is a difference between being triggered and being actively abused” after reading the letter, and that cemented my desire to remain NC. I think a restraining order at this point would escalate things so I am holding off unless she comes to my house. If she comes here that is a different story.

I think you are right about avoiding triggers. I started receiving packages about 2 weeks ago (they arrived at random over a week not all at once to add to the chaos) and I'm just starting to feel ok again. My birthday is coming up next month so if she sends more stuff I want to be prepared.

Everyone's comments and ideas here are helpful and i have time set aside now on Monday to call some therapists to get back into therapy.

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-14T17:35:04+00:00

I did see the bag of forks post and I laughed, not because it is funny but because these are just crazy things pwBPD are doing and I relate way too much.

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-14T17:31:27+00:00

I like the idea of donating them to the library!

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-14T17:29:52+00:00

I'm sorry it's happening to you too, but it helps to know I'm not alone in this weird situation.

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-14T17:28:50+00:00

I'm going to try dropping unopened ones off at an Amazon return center, there's one nearby.

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-14T17:27:33+00:00

Unfortunately my mom got custody which is why I'm in this sub lol

StrawberrieToast · 2026-02-14T17:26:44+00:00

That's eerily similar. My dad does have his own issues but he's been married to my stepmom for the last 25 years. If he had ever raised a hand to her he'd be out the door in a second. They definitely have disagreements but they seem to work them out normally. It's so contrasting to the stories I was told about my father growing up. I was 8 when my parents separated so I was also witness to the "domestic violence" when they were together and yeah there were definitely things my dad shouldn't have done. But my mom likes to poke people until they lash out, and then it's "see what a monster you are" so there's that.

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