• @0x0
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    163 months ago

    Because the tech-illiterate people who have authority only know “productivity” tools and couldn’t care less about the opinions of the people who actually know what they’re doing.

    • @[email protected]
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      113 months ago

      Those at the top are often more tech literate than I give them credit for. I suspect it is actually those armies of analysts that are holding it back

      • @0x0
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        43 months ago

        The Peter principle says otherwise, but analysts are a factor for sure.

      • @[email protected]
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        43 months ago

        Yeah, I have access to database tools to do my job, but I don’t know how to use those tools so I use Excel to do shit it really isn’t optimized to do.

        I am 100% part of the problem when I create a spreadsheet with formulas cross correlating data from 41000 entries, 9000 entries, and 1200 entries.

    • @[email protected]
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      53 months ago

      I disagree. It’s way more that they aren’t hiring the right people to do the job. I’ve been asked to do some analysis, but the only tool I know how to use is Excel so that’s what I use to answer the mail. If I had access to a database person to help me build a better tool I’d be happy to not use Excel. But I don’t so I do what I can to do my job.