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You won't find any applicants for a secretary, HR, or accounting position if it requires knowledge of Python.
None of those positions are expected to know VBA script either.
If an accountant can't do a VLOOKUP. I would be concerned
No, but for these OnlyOffice is a viable alternative. @surgarsweat was referring to way advanced features, not something secretaries or HR or accounting will need. I have use OnlyOffice for 6 years now, and have yet to find an Excel need it could not fulfill.
Nah man. Advanced is a relative term. Making formulas in a spreadsheet can be advanced vs just typing stuff in there to make easy layouts.
I've tried OnlyOffice for personal use and it's just okay. There are some things that I consider basic that I tried to do and either they didn't work or it got super slow/laggy/crashed.
Perhaps you underestimate people.
I've done IT consulting work for a company that had switched to an open source software stack and were forced to go back to MS because they literally couldn't fill necessary positions and it was threatening to kill the business.
And this was at a time where there was a surplus of applicants for every position. They just all noped out when they were told they'd have to learn to use different software.
I've worked for dozens of companies as MSP and now I'm leading the in-house IT of a company with 300 employees. The picture is the same everywhere: Most office workers have simply memorized the exact steps needed for their role. Take away the tools they're used to and their productivity drops to zero, while IT support workload goes through the roof.
Yup, seen it too, sucked, don't think it's the way forward though. Europe seems to agree, should be enough momentum.
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