Being in finance and accounting, I see this situation all the time. People, usually younger, doing a flurry of activity in a spreadsheet to “get the numbers”. Often, this flurry is repeated month after month.
America doesn’t run on Dunkin Donuts, but on Excel! It’s like the miscreant on the corner selling illicit drugs, “Hey man, you want score some Excel?! Just try it once. It's the bomb!.”