Have you ever lied on your resume, saying you were "proficient in Excel?" I have a theory that at least 55% of people who put "proficient in Excel" on their resumes are bold-faced liars. Because what is proficiency, really? Proficiency is a journey, not a destination! Do we all just wake up one day and realize that we've crossed the threshold of proficiency? Absolutely not! To become proficient is a journey, and part of that journey is faking it until you make it! It's time for all of us to start claiming we're proficient in Excel without quotation marks around the assertion! All for one and one for all.
While I may not be proficient in Excel, I do know some very basic facts about the Microsoft program. For instance, the first row and column of every page (???) is labeled A1. It's the most elite spot on the Excel Spreadsheet. There aren't a lot of memes that fit into that elite A1 category, but luckily for you, all of the following do.