popejubal t1_j98pxqf wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:45 AM

Reply to comment by Katzeye in LPT: Take a few days to familiarize yourself with a spreadsheet app (e.g., MS Excel, Google Sheets). The uses are endless for school, the office, life, and other people will think you're a wizard. by tophswanson

Knowing the phrase “pivot tables” wasn’t the sole reason I was hired for my current job, but it was a big factor.

Trickycoolj t1_j99em7v wrote on February 20, 2023 at 6:47 AM

My husband was going through a temp agency for work during the 2008 recession. They asked him to take an excel test. At the end he says “no pivot tables? Lookups?” The agency was like “um we’ll just mark your skill as ‘excel guru’”