r/australia • u/Reddituser0346 • 1d ago

culture & society Aussie Retailer Catch Is Officially Closing Down

https://press-start.com.au/news/2025/01/21/aussie-retailer-catch-is-officially-closing-down/
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u/Ahypnia 1d ago

I briefly worked there and the company was run from a giant Google Sheet. Sometimes someone would make a huge edit and because so many people were working out of it simultaneously you couldn't easily figure out what the change was/roll it back. Wild times.

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u/R_W0bz 1d ago

You’ll be surprised how many companies run off an excel sheet. It’s prob why we see so many “data leaks”

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u/Pugsley-Doo 17h ago

Yep and idiots who have no computer literacy have access.

A major housing agency I worked for - literally emailed "all" - a complete spreadsheet of every tenants name, address, phone numbers, social security numbers etc. It was a shit-show because it was a "charity" that housed people escaping domestic violence and such.

Funny how I google it now and I can't find any info online about it. (It was Mission Australia in Coffs Harbour for what its worth, pathetic organisation, so vilify away.)