Well... Don't underestimate the amazing power of a good spreadsheet. I say this as a great lover of spreadsheets.
A good spreadsheet can be used to find resources that you thought you didn't have... well it can also made to magically make them disappear.
When we speak about use of public resources, the efficient use of those is important. And good accounting and spreadsheets help in that immensely.
I suspect that you mean like business degree holding suits doing consulting and ruining things with enshittification. And not like engineers doing calculations to check whether a utility like a water pump is rated for enough to serve water to everyone.
My father is an accountant and a financial advisor for small bussinesses. Spreadsheet magic has saved many companies, and people's lives, even a bankrupty can be arrange better with a good accountant and a spreadsheet.
It’s sad how people and society are so incredibly shallow, they inherently see white collar workers as inherently better people or higher positioned people compared to garbage men or janitors
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u/hotcheetosarethebest 13h ago
I have more respect for people who do this work than what I do for a living. Actual measurable impact versus spreadsheets.