Hey @anon78309838, thank you for your reply! Well, it is cumbersome and not elegant. And just one more column saves us so much time and reduces error rates -> more customer satisfaction -> much more value for us 
Please let me know if you need more reasons.
In case you guys are worried about the less tech savvy users, why not toggle the visibility of the column with a simple checkbox in your profile settings? That way it is still lean and easy to use.