I just need to vent
I share a wall between offices with a new senior ops manager that is “revolutionizing” our manufacturing processes with technology.
**Excel.**
***He’s trying to make an ERP out of Excel.***
I suggested from the start that no matter how sure he is he can do it, that he is building himself into a World of Hurt™ and his vision ***may*** be possible if he’s the only one to use it ever. I offered him other methods, SQL database, Dataverse, even Access.
Nope.
> “Excel was build for this.”
It’s now 3+ months into this abomination, and they’re trying to implement it and it’s failing in all the ways I said it would. Dates entered “wrong.” Painful performance. Never ending spinners. Collaborative usage conflicts that can’t be auto fixed. On and on.
He’s scrambling. Getting defensive. Blaming lack of “real” database, etc.
I’m just collecting emails, chat logs, and even surveillance video of a convo caught in the hallway between us, about this very thing.
Fuck off, bus. I ain’t getting thrown under you by anyone.
From a neutral view, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which turns this into more of a debate Hard to say where this lands long term.
On the surface, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where the disagreement starts Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Reaction: me_irl
the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where the disagreement starts Curious how this plays out.
From the outside, this depends heavily on what happens next which makes the reaction pretty predictable Let’s see what happens next. Others will probably see it differently.
From a practical angle, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that tension shows up immediately That part stands out. That’s just how it reads to me.
From a practical angle, the follow-through is what will decide this That’s the impression it gives me.
From a practical angle, this feels rushed rather than thought through That’s the key detail here. Feels like there’s more coming here.
Not gonna lie, the signal is clear, the strategy less so so the response doesn’t surprise me Interested to see the follow-up. That’s the impression it gives me.
Reaction: Every year it becomes worse
If you zoom out, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That’s what makes this interesting. We’ll see how people react over time.
Bluntly speaking, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so
To be fair, this feels more about execution than intent That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Bluntly speaking, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Not convinced this is settled yet.
From a neutral view, this feels more about execution than intent so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what changes the context. We’ll see how people react over time.
Reaction: Title*
From my side, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what changes the context. Hard to say where this lands long term. At least from my perspective.
From the outside, the follow-through is what will decide this which explains why reactions are split Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Reaction: Why am I scared? Probably because one time my grandma got pulled over when I was a kid and she told the cop that her bad driving was because of me and he came to my window. I didnt do anythi
On the surface, the main issue seems to be how this is handled
this feels like a half-step, not a full move which is why the comments look the way they do
this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s the part people are stuck on At least from my perspective.
Stepping back, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s just how it reads to me.
From where I sit, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s what people are responding to
Reaction: me_irl
From where I sit, the direction makes sense but the details are messy That’s just how it reads to me. At least from my perspective.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s what people are responding to That’s what makes this interesting.
this solves one problem while creating another That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time.
At this point, the follow-through is what will decide this That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term.
If you zoom out, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That part stands out.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s where it gets complicated
Honestly, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what makes this interesting. Curious how this plays out.
On the surface, the timing matters more than people admit Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s what changes the context. Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
Real talk, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s what people are responding to Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
From my side, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone This could age very differently in a week.
If you zoom out, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what changes the context. That’s just how it reads to me.
Reaction: me_irl
From a practical angle, this comes across more reactive than planned At least from my perspective.
On the surface, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s where it gets complicated Hard to say where this lands long term.
Reaction: Me_irl
If we’re being honest, the main issue seems to be how this is handled
Stepping back, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which turns this into more of a debate That’s the impression it gives me.
At this point, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where the disagreement starts Let’s see what happens next.
Reaction: me_irl
Trying to be fair, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where the disagreement starts Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Trying to be fair, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome so the response doesn’t surprise me
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what changes the context. This could age very differently in a week.
At this point, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where the disagreement starts
From my side, this reads stronger on paper than in practice
Not gonna lie, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s just my read on it.
At first glance, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s where people will push back
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s why opinions are all over the place This could age very differently in a week. Others will probably see it differently.