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[–] freddydunningkruger@lemmy.world 25 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

Imagine applying for a job as a backend engineer and not knowing, based on the job posting/qualifications needed that they were a Windows shop.

Or just imagine generating this fake Gmail in Gemini or ChatGPT and posting it to farm the rage.

[–] sip@programming.dev 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

I applied to a (among other techs) nodejs position for a finance company. I asked 5 times in all interviews if it's ok to run linux, just to make sure.

they said yes, and after signing the contract, I was send the instructions via email and company laptop was shipping. In the instructions, I was supposed to work through some remote desktop on a windows machine. fuck me

I instantly resigned, one day before starting.I refused the parcel so it went back to the mothership without me even touching the box

[–] PokerChips@programming.dev 1 points 15 hours ago

Sounds like he figured he would see last able to work with another os in his own environment.