$16bn health agency managed finances with Excel spreadsheet
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    • Alphane MoonEnglish
      6•13 days ago

      Not if there is a BACKUP folder with daily copies of all your spreadsheets.

      Sifting through the backups is so much fun when you’re trying to find when a particular issue started.

      • @kambusha@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        6•13 days ago

        Excel is indeed super powerful. I’ve seen firsthand what they power in multiple Fortune 500 companies, and usually for a lot of critical tasks. It doesn’t surprise me in the least that this company was using it for finances.