Re:The First Rule of Microsoft Excel: Don’t Tell Anyone You’...
by intended on Friday October 05, 2018 @05:37PM
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There’s a clear trade off in terms of time and annoyance, and getting good at teaching or communicating with different people.
Being able to share mastery is a key part of being a master at a subject, which is a political and image advantage.
I used my excel ability to learn how to best explain vlookup and got good at it.
I did get taken advantage of early on, but I learnt how to deal with those specific types of users, and not do their work for them.
In contrast to those people, there are others who genuinely respect you for your help, and then use your training to make their life and yours better.
Not to mention, many excel problems are not that hard. If you know what you are doing, it’s an easy win/goodwill for you, and a major problem for someone else solved.
Being able to share mastery is a key part of being a master at a subject, which is a political and image advantage.
I used my excel ability to learn how to best explain vlookup and got good at it.
I did get taken advantage of early on, but I learnt how to deal with those specific types of users, and not do their work for them.
In contrast to those people, there are others who genuinely respect you for your help, and then use your training to make their life and yours better.
Not to mention, many excel problems are not that hard. If you know what you are doing, it’s an easy win/goodwill for you, and a major problem for someone else solved.