Pivot tables … not just for accountants

I recently discovered something that I had been … let’s say fearful of … and that’s pivot tables. I heard them mentioned by the odd bean counter here and there, the finance team talked about them like a good friend and I had seen the option dangled in front of me while using Excel. But never had I ventured further, afraid of the consequences and the possible damage that could be made to the time-space continuum. But that all changed a few weeks ago as I fumbled around looking for a elegant solution to my budget spreadsheet.