{"id":3978,"date":"2019-12-06T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T05:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/?p=3978"},"modified":"2019-12-05T22:41:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T03:41:29","slug":"excel-tweets-roundup-20191206","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/archives\/2019\/12\/06\/excel-tweets-roundup-20191206\/","title":{"rendered":"Excel Tweets Roundup 20191206"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Should a co-worker be arrested, if they lied about their pivot table skills? Should you call Bill Gates to report it? Anyway, don&#8217;t spend all day admiring your Excel charts, even if they&#8217;re the first thing you think about every day.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>This Week\u2019s Tweets<\/h3>\n<p>Here are my favourite Excel tweets, from all the ones that I saw on Twitter this week.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">my boss: hey you said you were proficient in excel right?<\/p>\n<p>me: &#8230;are you in the right headspace to receive information that could possibly hurt you?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 () (@datflipkidd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/datflipkidd\/status\/1202607856362676224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So I exported an excel spreadsheet to a PDF at work without anyone\u2019s help and I told my coworker \u201cjust call me Bill Nye\u201d and she chuckled (out of pity I\u2019m sure) and then I realized when I got back to my desk I meant to say Bill Gates.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 allison (@alliekat5eva) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alliekat5eva\/status\/1202398137920446465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Work as a consultant and you would be amazed as to what some places use excel for.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Ausmus (@zachausmus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachausmus\/status\/1202286724359106561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/msexcel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@msexcel<\/a> it about time excel was able to open two work books with the same name<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J. (@MissJay91) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissJay91\/status\/1202164050752417792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Me pointin the Feds to Karen\u2019s desk after she asks what a pivot table is after putting excel in her resume <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GczJmEBnz5\">https:\/\/t.co\/GczJmEBnz5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GDfgRg3wB6\">pic.twitter.com\/GDfgRg3wB6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ibk (@SayTheLetters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SayTheLetters\/status\/1202668739738525696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just been asked to fill out an excel spreadsheet with which bank holidays I\u2019m willing to work and honestly I feel like I\u2019m planning my own funeral<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cate in the Kitchen (@catekitchen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catekitchen\/status\/1202247225558089729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">idk what i spend more time on at work, admiring my perfect excel graphs or twitter<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marxist-Leninists for Pete (@lilcloutfarmer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lilcloutfarmer\/status\/1202345179262455820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I used to teach it trainings and meetups \u201cway back when\u201d that Power BI is essentially 3 kids in a trench coat. Power Query (M), Power Pivot (DAX) and Power View (charts) were all Excel add-ins (native or 3rd party) between 2010 (\u201811?) and \u201813. Power BI is all that, minus Excel.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Taras Kaduk (@taraskaduk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/taraskaduk\/status\/1202394999201120257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The first thing i thought about when i woke up was making an excel sheet for work. Pretty much sums up the sadness that is my life these days.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Haifa (@h24_88) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/h24_88\/status\/1202452312054206464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Me when I unplug my mouse to work on excel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllINeedIsAKeyboard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AllINeedIsAKeyboard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MAblqlQMXs\">pic.twitter.com\/MAblqlQMXs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rhyse F Nier (@NierRhyse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NierRhyse\/status\/1202353237413613568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">current status: trying to program chess in excel (during work hours)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 lagarto parrudao (@drunkdragoninn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drunkdragoninn\/status\/1202584711182376961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I dunno getting anything to work in excel that isn&#8217;t super basic is pretty epic for me &#8230;. I made lines change color based on the text in 1 cell the other day &#8230; I was like &#8220;This is the best thing I have ever done, it will never be topped&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FirstOni (@firstoni) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/firstoni\/status\/1202597066872164352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Talking my boss through navigating multiple tabs in an Excel file via text will never get less hilarious<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sky surfing on my sword, nbd (@mizubyte) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mizubyte\/status\/1202319437816307712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This guy I work with told me \u201c you\u2019re just a business major you won\u2019t know what to do\u201d as he was asking about help with EXCEL. I knew exactly what to do but I sat here like <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oDf9QHPXbq\">pic.twitter.com\/oDf9QHPXbq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Morgan (@morgan_staff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/morgan_staff\/status\/1202655767653998592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3>Excel Tweets Roundup<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks for reading this week&#8217;s Excel tweets roundup, and did you have a favourite?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Said he was an Excel expert. Couldn&#8217;t make a pivot table!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/expertpivot01a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"expertpivot01a\" src=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/expertpivot01a_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"expertpivot01a\" width=\"425\" height=\"425\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/expertpivot01b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"&quot;Said he was an Excel expert. Couldn't make a pivot table!&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/expertpivot01b_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Said he was an Excel expert. 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