Imagine waking up every morning only to shuffle into work and perform the same click-drag-type routine for the thousandth time. “Copy this number here.” “Paste that name there.” Triple-check the spelling of ‘Minnesota’ again because somehow it never sticks.
This, dear friends, is not the noble struggle of the modern office worker—it is the dark art of what can only be called cruel and manual labor.
Why cruel? Because deep down we all know the machines are ready.
FileMaker can happily juggle your databases like a circus clown, never once demanding a coffee break. A well-designed website can collect orders, route them, and even send a thank-you email with fewer typos than your most diligent employee. Automation software doesn’t get paper cuts, doesn’t lose sticky notes, and never accidentally spills Diet Coke on the company ledger. And yet… some employers still insist their staff suffer through repetitive spreadsheet rituals as if Office 1997 were cutting-edge technology.
This tragedy is almost comedic. We’re living in an age when our refrigerators can text us about expired milk, but Janet in accounting is still entering invoice totals line by line, hoping her calculator battery doesn’t die mid-sum. That’s not character-building—that’s workplace déjà vu.
Here’s a radical idea: let’s liberate the workers. Free them from cruel and manual labor by embracing the elegant, efficient, and—dare I say—joyful potential of automation. Let humans do the fun stuff—brainstorming, problem-solving, occasionally arguing about where to order lunch. Let the bots handle the boring loops.
In the end, no employee dreams of being remembered for heroic data entry. They’d rather be remembered for finally convincing the boss that a little FileMaker magic could save everyone’s sanity.
Give us a call. HighPower Data Solutions can do a free automation audit with you, and find out where you can save time and money, and employees!
~ Dr William Miller
Founder & CEO, HighPower Data Solutions
Admin@HighPowerData.com 612-401-7550