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Re:Finance Pros Say You’ll Have to Pry Excel Out of Their Co... by christophilus on Thursday November 30, 2017 @08:38PM (#15821281)
> Us programmers don't always make life easier for end users.

I'd go so far and say: We programmers often make life more difficult for end users.

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Re:Finance Pros Say You’ll Have to Pry Excel Out of Their Co... by oldandtired on Thursday November 30, 2017 @11:27PM (#15821894)
One would agree with this. Most IT groups I have come across seem to go out of their way to make life difficult for the end user.

This has been a source of work for me over the years, providing a means to bypass the IT department to get end user work done.

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