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The First Rule of Microsoft Excel: Don’t Tell Anyo...
Haha, that’s how analysts were trained at one of my old firms - they just removed the mouse and forced everyone to get work done in short deadlines.
One of the rare times a gaming habit and keyboard skills was an advantage.
PascLeRasc
on Oct 5, 2018
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NPR's Planet Money covered a firm that would go around with scissors and cut mouse cords when new employees used them in Excel. Good episode:
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/05/17/528807590/epis...
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One of the rare times a gaming habit and keyboard skills was an advantage.