[giancarlostoro]

> I lasted about 6 months and even trying to leave was an ordeal.

Like finding your next gig or just not showing up ever again? Because I've worked at a place where someone came in, went to lunch, and they never saw them ever again.

[rdtsc]

In general as companies decided to treat people like fungible cogs while selling "we're are family" story, it should be expected people will start treating companies like the faceless and soulless entities they really are. When people are laid off and escorted out not even allowed to say goodbye to their coworkers, employees should be just be walking out and doing exactly the same thing to those companies.

[giancarlostoro]

In this particular company it was moreso the programming environment for a single product was nightmarish.

[at-fates-hands]

My buddy did that.

I got a gig as a contractor for a well known company. They were hiring and he told his recruiter to get him in. After several conversations trying to tell him not to come in and telling him what a clown show it was, he still managed to get hired.

Same thing. Came in, continually had to ask me how to do stuff, and I kept telling him, "See man, I told you this place is a clown show!". He did the same thing. Left his laptop, "Going to lunch, be back in an hour."

Never came back.

[giancarlostoro]

Yeah I cant blame someone for knowing their limits. In this case none of the people who worked with the person ever knew why they never came back.

[ericyd]

I've heard stories like this and always wonder, at what point do you file a missing person's report?

[giancarlostoro]

I do wonder that as well, thing is this was a place where people often rage quit or were fired for ridiculous things.

[ljm]

Waiting for the next gig. This was before I learned that sometimes it's better to take the hit and walk away.