[tamarind8]

Yes, I think I was... good catch :)

So they'd recently changed their policy from 2 days to 3 days work from office. Meaning the majority of dev time, would be spent at the office. I simply told my manager that since we'd be spending more time in the office, could they give us the equipment we need? One of the devs wanted an extra monitor, some other two devs were sharing a laptop charger, I'd been waiting 3 weeks for my second monitor and laptop charger....

I want to be productive. My home office is 100% set up for my productivity. So I need to spend more time in the office? Ok. But please supply all the equipment I need to work effectively. If you consider how much devs get paid, hardware is cheap! You are wasting money by not giving them the tools to do their job!

I was not that blunt, but kind of hinted that, after spending my first 3 weeks waiting for a monitor, usb port and laptop charger.

[blowski]

It sounds to me like the manager realised you weren’t a good fit for each other, and used the Firefox thing as a pretext.

[tamarind8]

To be honest, I believe me and the manager were a really good fit. If the choice was to move away from angular. As a developer, I believe we have the same values. He just felt I would be "too stressed with whats coming down the line" whatever that means.

If you hire someone because you think you are going for A, then change your mind about "what's coming down the line" and decide to stick with B, what is the proper way of letting them go?

[blowski]

It's hard to say, as I have almost no context except for what you can give me. I highly doubt you'd get anywhere taking legal action against them.

Also, are you posting here because you're frustrated and want to rant? That's OK, I do it too, but it's pointless me trying to offer advice if that's the case.

Or perhaps you are looking for advice? HN isn't great for that, so email me if you want, it's on my profile.

[tamarind8]

> Also, are you posting here because you're frustrated and want to rant?

It is OK. I asked a question, and you gave your advice. And I am definitely not posting here because "you're frustrated and want to rant". I am posting here because I'm sure others have unfortunately found themselves in similar situations, and I'm looking for their input. Have you found yourself in a similar situation, either as the developer or manager? If the answer is no, then what is the point of you replying to me in this thread? If yes, then please, share.

> That's OK, I do it too, but it's pointless me trying to offer advice if that's the case.

And I'd email you, but you have already stated that you feel I have no case, so what's the point?