Programmer Humor

99% companies have been using Windows for the past 30 years. I would gladly accept any job using Windows, even more if they paid well. I hate Windows way more than everyone else, but being unemployed is worse nowadays.

Does anyone actually believe this post??? Because it reads like upvote farming.

They say while using gmail.

I think that's a tad excessive. Sure, Windows sucks, but it's not my machine so I don't give a shit. Now, if they expected me to bring my own machine and also insist that it's Windows, I'll get pissed off and refuse the offer. Their machine though? They can demand whatever they want, so long as I can actually do my job.

9/10 times it's not Windows I'm fighting against when I'm unable to do my job, it's the IT department not giving me admin rights over the right folders so I can't even install Docker without spending 3 days with them to get the right permissions.

Why would you not be very clear about this right at the start of the interview process so you're not wasting everybody's (including your own) time? If this is one of your absolute show-stoppers, then say so up front and we can either work with IT to get you what you want, or decline and move on to the next candidate.

Man, imagine being in a financial situation where you could afford to turn down a job just because of if the OS you'd be using

Dude how many qualifications do you have that you can turn down a job offer in this economy over such a rather minor inconvenience?!

extremely based, I have no idea how any dev at my company tolerates windows.

in addition to how extremely slow and incapable the OS is in general,we have to submit tickets to run software because everything is installed through random .exes.

I dev every workday on Windows 11 and I don't get why people feel like it's awful to work on? I dunno what everyone else is doing but it's basically just switching between the IDE, Slack and the browser. The OS never seems to be an issue for me. My only real gripe is that even I click update and shutdown at the end of the day, it updates and restarts.

Same for my colleagues using a Mac.

I'd be more bothered about using Teams over Slack

In a Gmail client 🤮

I had to do that once but the company wanted me to use a Mac over my own Linux. I can't stand anymore to be forced to use specific platforms to do my job. It's like going to a car repair and demand the mechanic to change your tire using a plastic wrench.

Honestly, yeah, I'd do the same. After several past jobs required Linux, even downgrading to a Mac feels pretty bad. Can't imagine Macroslop Wangblows.

It shouldn't have to be a privilege to be able to turn down a job because of poor decisions management makes, but you can really only get away with this if you have options.

Fucking based.

I don't have the luxury of turning down jobs for windows, but I do draw the line at using it on my own systems. They want me to use it, they have to provide the hardware.

Guy just sounds entitled and precious they wouldn't stump for a Macbook.

Good for you. It's great to have the financial certainty to refuse an offer that doesn't sit well with you. What's better is having the moral backbone of refusing something because it would bother you, even if it means l less financial reward.

I wish it were real.