jakeatwork
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As a GenX I must say this one of the few sins we have left for others to deal with. At the time we were just so damn tired of the boomers doing everything on paper that we wrote a bunch of excel sheets to cut them out of the loop. We all assumed that the data would at some point be incorporated into a real system after the boomers retired. Non of us imagined that you poor souls would still be using the same sheets decades later. I’m sorry it was ment to be a temporary clutch.
2026-08-27 12:19:38
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Save as copy. F with the copy. If it works don’t touch the original. Now pass on both copies.
2026-08-26 18:55:28
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૮ ྀིᴗ͈ . ᴗ͈ ྀིა :
I’m shocked no one in the comments has pointed out this is an AI video from an AI account
2026-08-29 13:45:01
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Qbert451 :
The old dinosaur coder in me has a tab on all my spreadsheets that tells you what all the formulas do. It is simply titled “notes“ 🤣
2026-08-27 00:54:31
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noinnermonologue :
check the properties of the file and see if the original author is still with the company. 🤣
2026-08-26 09:19:35
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holstonjoe :
Claude can crack that in 22 seconds and give you the formulas.
2026-08-27 05:13:43
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TL Jeffcoat ✍🏻📚 :
I inherited one of these once. I maintained it and at the same time on the side I completely reverse engineered it, then started redeveloping it in Power BI before eventually recreating the whole thing in Tableau Prep when I got that license and certification. I automated the updates to the Excel and created Tableau dashboards to replace all the visuals. Once everything was loaded on the servers, I blew their minds.
2026-08-21 12:14:55
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BMW :
Save a copy on your desk top and make your changes there that way you leave the original file untouched until you know it all works
2026-08-27 15:46:49
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Killjoys2077 :
Duh, Well you should make a copy just in case you break it. IT can’t fix everything 🙄
2026-08-21 10:24:14
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Charles Allan Art :
We have one excel "xls" remaining from 1999 that we do not mess with.
2026-08-27 15:18:35
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jaxcomet :
I like when they put passwords on documents and nobody is still with the company, who knows what they are.
2026-08-27 16:34:33
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Rex :
I always make a copy to play with first, I still say a prayer 🙏🏼
2026-08-21 15:00:11
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cg_dancing :
Create a copy to work from so the OG remains intact!!
2026-08-28 21:39:17
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Chase Griggers :
always save a copy in a backup folder before you touch anything. if it works, then update the backup copy with changes. rinse and repeat
2026-08-22 12:46:15
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Ksizzims :
And there’s always reference to an original calculation on another spreadsheet from a report that an engineer from 20 years ago kept on his own computer and quit.
2026-08-21 22:07:58
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Christina Lloyd :
Save a copy first then do with it what you will
2026-08-27 03:04:49
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tinad169 :
I have so many legacy spreadsheets I don't know what they are for but I keep updating them.
2026-08-26 20:50:54
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Sonic :
changed one cell. broke entire document.
2026-08-26 20:18:53
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Oscar D. Grouch :
That is a v.2 kinda change.
2026-08-26 23:17:12
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Tool5150 :
Backup the file first before you do anything
2026-08-26 20:42:56
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Delta Mike Charlie :
Create a backup copy then upload to Copilot and watch the magic happen
2026-08-26 23:14:08
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Riley :
Just upload it to perplexity
2026-08-29 02:10:58
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tim_o81 :
Do it! It’ll be fine
2026-08-29 11:25:55
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Murph ❌️ :
for God's sake make a copy of it
2026-09-11 02:12:29
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Jas :
I just got promoted and I haven’t had much excel experience and can confidently say I have fucked up at least 4 original documents …. Macros are my enemy
2026-09-11 03:53:37
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