Microsoft 365 - the greatest pain in the bum ever!

[RJ2023]

After an especially long day at work - could I share some annoyance in the hope that other people agree?

I've used Word, Excel etc. since the days of Windows 3.11 and Microsoft 365 (that we use at work) is the most annoying software I have ever encountered.

• It constantly bombards you with popups on new features that nobody cares about
• It won't shut up when it has yet another batch of updates to install
• You try to quickly save something on your local desktop (what I would call the C: drive) but after you save your work it doesn't appear on your desktop because it's gone to a OneDrive version of your desktop for some reason, never to be seen again...
• Everytime you open a file in Excel or Word you navigate to the tab / page you want to refer to - and then realise it is in "this file originated from the Internet" security mode (even when the file has never been sent out of the building!) and when you clear the message it takes you back to the first page / first tab again

Argh! I hate it!

I feel your pain, I train on both Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace and 365 can be really tricky, especially as everyone has a different way of using it and can be difficult for team work

I hate it. Some things you can do in the desktop version but not in the web version and vice versa, it drives me potty.

Yes I agree - I’ve lost a document again today after I thought it was saved.

Bloody horrible. I am stuck with it after former boss advocated for it when we needed a cloud solution then left. I'd have pushed for Google Workspace if I'd known she was going.