Ugh, got Scroogled at work :(

[Fritzo]

My co-worker is a "topper". He's that guy that's slightly higher ranked than you, but is always looking to point out faults in people to make himself look better. What he does is always better than what you do(whether it is or not).

Yesterday, I got a Google spreadsheet of customers in Michigan, and I had to sort them by area codes, then pick out certain areas and submit them to get moved.

So, I sorted by phone number (just like in Excel), and then copied and pasted the list to get the people migrated. Well, Google's sort doesn't sort the whole sheet...just the column. Therefore all of the phone numbers were mismatched with the records, making me look like an idiot (UNLIKE Excel).

You know Google, I like you, I'm pulling for you, but you make me look bad Now I have to listen to Topper spout off about how he found the error, had to correct it, and coordinated the fix just in time before any damage was done.

*sigh*

 

[OCGuy]

My co-worker is a "topper"......

Read "got scroogled at work" and then the above...then stopped.

 

[Nintendesert]

lol@google in a work environment. Not even Google slaves use that crap at work.

 

[jaedaliu]

You're doing it wrong.

Google Docs spreadsheet can.

But then again, I use excel instead because it's far superior.

 

[Kntx]

There's no way that's how it works by default. You must of clicked some weird option for it to sort like that.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

A top needs a bottom, good to see he found you.

 

[OCGuy]

Sounds like a total pain in the ass

 

[gorcorps]

lol@google in a work environment. Not even Google slaves use that crap at work.

no kidding

I wouldn't work for a place that used that bullshit

 

[Fritzo]

lol@google in a work environment. Not even Google slaves use that crap at work.

Google Apps is in 50% of top businesses now.

http://talkincloud.com/google-apps-vs-office-365/google-apps-business-fortune-500-companies-engage

 

[Fritzo]

There's no way that's how it works by default. You must of clicked some weird option for it to sort like that.

Nope. There's a special "Sort by Sheet" option you have to click. Why does that even exist?????

 

[OCGuy]

Yep people are migrating their enterprise hosting to gmail and they are taking over the world.

You think that it makes headlines every time Gmail goes down because people are dying to read the lastest FWD :FWD :FWD : racist email from uncle Gary? on a Wednesday morning?

 

[Vdubchaos]

Always double check your work! Don't assume.

 

[cronos]

You must have selected the phone number column only and chose to 'sort by range'. That result you get is exactly the same even if you do it in Excel.

Sorry man, but this looks like operator's error to me

 

[lozina]

So Topper went home with the hot chick of the office following his great spreadsheet save?

 

[Brovane]

When sorting with multiple columns I always do a sanity check on a couple of rows after the sorting to make sure that something weird hasn't happened. I have had a few toopers at work and it is annoying.

 

[TuxDave]

Google Apps is in 50% of top businesses now.



http://talkincloud.com/google-apps-vs-office-365/google-apps-business-fortune-500-companies-engage

I know it's only anecdotal but it's popular to move email hosting to gmail or start using google searches inside their intranet. However all the ones I know still use excel instead of google docs.

 

[OCGuy]

The best is that employees think that setting the gchat client to "off the record" means I can't go in and see them talk about how hung-over they are, or how they think my fire-drill sucked.

Not that I would do that.

 

[Aharami]

Pebkac

 

[Red Storm]

Pebkac

Yep

 

[rudeguy]

Pebkac

no...Google docs is the problem. We use them at my work but mostly for storing, never sorting. I work off a pretty good sized spreadsheet every day. I keep a local version for sorting and modifying and a copy on Gdocs for everyone else to reference. When I did everything on Gdocs, it got all kinds of FUBARd all the time.

And screw the "Topper". I fix people's stuff all the time and never mention it unless I can't fix it. Its not worth my time to run around yelling "look what I did". I'll fix it and do some real work.

 

[jaedaliu]

no...Google docs is the problem. We use them at my work but mostly for storing, never sorting. I work off a pretty good sized spreadsheet every day. I keep a local version for sorting and modifying and a copy on Gdocs for everyone else to reference. When I did everything on Gdocs, it got all kinds of FUBARd all the time.

And screw the "Topper". I fix people's stuff all the time and never mention it unless I can't fix it. Its not worth my time to run around yelling "look what I did". I'll fix it and do some real work.

Actually, Fritzo already admitted PEBKAC.

And everyone's in agreement. Gspreadsheets suck.

 

[rudeguy]

Actually, Fritzo already admitted PEBKAC.

And everyone's in agreement. Gspreadsheets suck.

Well Fritzo's an idiot. Well all know this.

 

[Zee]

Google Apps is in 50% of top businesses now.

http://talkincloud.com/google-apps-vs-office-365/google-apps-business-fortune-500-companies-engage

only the general peons use the google apps in these companies. Mostly for storing or simple data entry. The analysts and reporting teams all still use Excel, as well as specialized apps like Tableau

 

[OCGuy]

only the general peons use the google apps in these companies. Mostly for storing or simple data entry. The analysts and reporting teams all still use Excel, as well as specialized apps like Tableau

Just for that, I am not sharing this document with you.

 

[-slash-]

Sounds like a total pain in the ass

Lol!