Okay people. I need to complain this morning. Recently I received a spreadsheet from a well-respected firm that does geospatial analytics and environmental assessments (much like my own firm). This other firm has plenty of employees, a pretty cool office, and so on. I really like them. That’s why I can’t figure out why they put together such a piece-of-you-know-what to send to everyone under the sun having to do with their project.
I’m saying this without even reading most of the content on the spreadsheet because I can’t get past the garishness of the thing! There are black lines everywhere, colored boxes denoting who knows what in ridiculously day-glo 70s colors, and trailing words that go off into never never land. This is not a professional product. This is a travesty! By the way, they even put their logo on it.
I really wish I could provide a sample here for your review. However, I’m practicing my professional restraint. Something perhaps they ought to have done as well?
Everything that comes out of your professional office needs to be in top shape. I mean everything, cartographic products, spreadsheets, reports, and web designs. If it isn’t fit to send to everyone in the world then it needs to be clearly marked as “for your eyes only.”
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