# Ask about dates in Glide **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [April 3, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ask-about-dates-in-glide/72261 "2024-04-03T00:53:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sinh\_Vu\_Hoang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sinh_vu_hoang/32/71533_2.png) [@Sinh\_Vu\_Hoang](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sinh_Vu_Hoang)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ask-about-dates-in-glide/72261/1 "2024-04-03T00:53:00Z")
“I have a list of employee records. It includes the date of joining. How can I calculate how long the employee has been with us up to the current time?” ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 1:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ask-about-dates-in-glide/72261/2 "2024-04-03T01:07:06Z")
You can use a date difference column, or a relative time column to get that info. ---
**Author:** ![Sinh\_Vu\_Hoang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sinh_vu_hoang/32/71533_2.png) [@Sinh\_Vu\_Hoang](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sinh_Vu_Hoang)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ask-about-dates-in-glide/72261/3 "2024-04-03T01:36:51Z")
“Sorry, I don’t quite understand, could you please provide detailed guidance? Thank you very much.” ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ask-about-dates-in-glide/72261/4 "2024-04-03T01:46:45Z")
Date Difference ![Screenshot_20240402-204229](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/d/c/dcb360cf20ea5a654aaf007093f311697faf1ea8.jpeg) > **[Date Difference | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/automation/computed-columns/date-difference)** > > Calculate the time to or from a particular date. * * * Relative Time ![Screenshot_20240402-204319](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/b/c/bc5dfa20420533b48e8184b8b6e8250026c1e2fb.jpeg) > **[Relative Time column | Glide](https://www.glideapps.com/plugins/time-ago)** > > Given a date, returns a string with the relative time (e.g. '1 day ago'). * * * Math ![Screenshot_20240402-204434](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/7/4/74666e13978cc6b6768311dd35004d95056e8026.png) > **[Math Column | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/automation/computed-columns/math-column)** > > Perform instant calculations using the data in your app. ---
**Author:** ![Sinh\_Vu\_Hoang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sinh_vu_hoang/32/71533_2.png) [@Sinh\_Vu\_Hoang](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sinh_Vu_Hoang)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ask-about-dates-in-glide/72261/5 "2024-04-03T02:25:36Z")
Thank you very much, I really appreciate it. Thanks to your explanation, I now understand. I’ll learn gradually. ---
**Author:** ![Sinh\_Vu\_Hoang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sinh_vu_hoang/32/71533_2.png) [@Sinh\_Vu\_Hoang](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sinh_Vu_Hoang)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 5:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ask-about-dates-in-glide/72261/6 "2024-04-03T05:45:37Z")
I have a column calculating the age of 20 employees. Every day, there are 20 rows calculating their ages which will change compared to the current date. So, does Glide count that as 20 updates? ---
**Author:** ![Sinh\_Vu\_Hoang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sinh_vu_hoang/32/71533_2.png) [@Sinh\_Vu\_Hoang](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sinh_Vu_Hoang)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 5:48am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ask-about-dates-in-glide/72261/7 "2024-04-03T05:48:03Z")
Doesn’t Glide count it as updates every day when the `now()` column changes? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 6:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ask-about-dates-in-glide/72261/8 "2024-04-03T06:10:52Z")
> [@Sinh\_Vu\_Hoang](#): > > I have a column calculating the age of 20 employees. Every day, there are 20 rows calculating their ages which will change compared to the current date. So, does Glide count that as 20 updates? No, computed column do not cause updates. > [@Sinh\_Vu\_Hoang](#): > > Doesn’t Glide count it as updates every day when the `now()` column changes? No, it doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Sinh\_Vu\_Hoang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sinh_vu_hoang/32/71533_2.png) [@Sinh\_Vu\_Hoang](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sinh_Vu_Hoang)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 6:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ask-about-dates-in-glide/72261/9 "2024-04-03T06:25:08Z")
> [@Darren\_Murphy](#): > > No, computed column do not cause updates. Thank very much