I always assume

That people who have held executive or office type positions have the same or more excel experience than i do.

I only learned how to get around more functionally in excel about 3 years ago. Xlookup has become my favorite go to fuction. I use that on nearly everything.

So now that I'm training someone from a desk position to do my job, I was surprised to see their experience with excel was far less than mine. And teaching excel functions is hard when someone has no experience at all.

So I'll have to quit humbling myself lol

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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.

FoxyGoddess · 51-55, F

@Pherick People just tend to fall upwards when it comes to promotions and such. If they are good at sucking up, they get promoted.

We want to believe we are merit based promoted, but it's really how well you gladhand the senior positions.

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"