FoxyGoddess · 51-55, F
@Sequoia51 I've been learning on an as needed basis for the most part.
WindTherapy · 56-60, M
Decades ago I used to teach some basic Excel courses for the local community college. I used it in my work a bit as well. But I only used some of the more basic functions. It has evolved over the years and is a very powerful tool once you learn to harness it. I seldom work with numbers in my current roll so seldom use it today.
My daughter is working on her PhD and has some pretty extensive workbooks with charts and graphs. It's pretty impressive even though I don't know what all the data means. 😂
My daughter is working on her PhD and has some pretty extensive workbooks with charts and graphs. It's pretty impressive even though I don't know what all the data means. 😂
FoxyGoddess · 51-55, F
@WindTherapy my daughter also helped me learn quite a bit of excel as well!
It has come a long way since I first used it as well!
It has come a long way since I first used it as well!
Kaylaaa · 31-35, F
Excel is in a really weird spot technologically speaking. On one hand, it's been around for decades, being good at excel isn't a skill I would brag about on my resumé. It's expected. But on the other hand, there are newer tools that let you analyze data without knowing how to read spreadsheets. So am I the person that looks down on kids that can't drive a manual transmission? Or, am I the person who realizes tech making things easier is progress, and I'm not better or worse than someone else because I know what a clutch is?
FoxyGoddess · 51-55, F
@Kaylaaa I know more people know how to use it better than me and I know how to use it better than some, so it isn't a judgement call. Every place I have worked uses it to some degree, so I hear what you are saying.
Pherick · 41-45, M
LOL people in offices or execs are AMAZINGLY good at getting to their positions somehow skipping all the learning and training we had to have to get to our current places.
I work in IT and I have never had a director who actually KNEW what it was like to work in IT. Direct supervisors sure, but never above that.
I work in IT and I have never had a director who actually KNEW what it was like to work in IT. Direct supervisors sure, but never above that.
Pherick · 41-45, M
@FoxyGoddess 100%. I have had direct supervisors thats would fight and push back on things, but directors? Nope.
Us: "Hey Director, C-Suite wants us to do X, we CANNOT do X for A, B and C reasons. Please tell them!"
Director: "Talked to the C-Suite, and we are totally going to do X now".
Us: "Facepalm"
Us: "Hey Director, C-Suite wants us to do X, we CANNOT do X for A, B and C reasons. Please tell them!"
Director: "Talked to the C-Suite, and we are totally going to do X now".
Us: "Facepalm"
morrgin · F
I've gotten better at it for doing data analytics, but my sister is a master at it.