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Being forced to use a particular OS, hardware or programming language? Working remotely? Certain company structure?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At my previous company, they started forcing us to go back to the office, first once per week, then at least 8 days per month. I hated it but I could take it. Then, they said they had to replace our workstations with an SOE Laptop (some standard hardware and software configuration that is usually completely locked down, and you need to open a ticket to install anything). I hated this more, but I could still take it.

The last straw that made me quit was that my boss forced me to work on a project using a dead technology only because there was no one else that could do it. But I had absolutely zero experience with that technology. I was the only one who knew how to build a good user interface, so that's why the task fell on my lap.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

You took enough abuse. Glad you respected yourself in the end and quit.