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Maybe you were supposed to identify what business need they were trying to solve and see if there was anything better than a spreadsheet? Spreadsheets are a tr
by fluidcruft 8mo ago
Maybe you were supposed to identify what business need they were trying to solve and see if there was anything better than a spreadsheet?
Spreadsheets are a tricky one some people like the power and automomy they have with spreadsheets.
But more often spreadsheets are the only way to transfer data between solos and it wastes a lot of time and is error-prone.
- bitmasher9 8mo agoIt really depends on how much time is spent filling out the spreadsheet. If they are collectively spending 1hr/mo on the spreadsheet then it’s not worth an SWE’s time to optimize it. If they are spending 4hr/day on the spreadsheet then it’s a prime candidate for automation.
- fluidcruft 8mo agoIt depends sometimes it's currently 1hr/month but more frequently and a dashboard would add value to the enterprise.
- bitmasher9 8mo agoIn an interview setting this is such obvious bait to see if the person will ask more questions or go straight into making a solution.
- fluidcruft 8mo agoThat would be my assumption, too.