If I haven’t spent part of my day in Excel, did I even work? Why is it that unless I've been in a spreadsheet I feel completely unproductive lol.

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What the hell is Excel?

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Hahaha it's the bread and butter of my job, so I gotta say I feel the same. For me it's like not taking my vitamins or not exercising, it's a necessary part of each day's productivity. All part of being an excel nerd hah

Romans in business used slates to write things down, colonial Americans used parchment, we've got Excel. It's like humankind was always moving toward this moment when the spreadsheet would become preeminent. Well, something like that, I guess. But yeah, Excel has become ubiquitous (unless you're one of the rebels and renegades using Google Sheets). Indeed, if we haven't used it, have we done anything at all?

Lol it’s just part of life now! Practically been using Excel everyday across all jobs that I have worked so far. Definitely makes things easier but also it’s annoying at times haha. I must say, have learned various functions and formulas over time so can’t complain

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