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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I'm in a weird unicorn org where we were issued MacBooks, but some of the people on my team have been there >20 years. The broader org issues Thinkpads, my dept picked MacBooks because apparently that's what developers use and we didn't want to deal with corporate's locked-down images.

I've been there about 4 years now, which is almost as long as my dept has existed (we started w/ a contractor group for 1-2 years before I got hired on).

I hate macOS, but I really like the dept. We'll see what happens.

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[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So what if all the desks are set up with thin or zero clients.

[–] CgH10N4Co2@lemmy.cafe 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Your boss is constantly micromanaging you, but you can't get anything done because thin clients suck.

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[–] Malfeasant@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Layoffs will be a regular occurrence. Think you're safe because you have a lot of seniority? My wife was laid off by Chase just a couple weeks before her 20 year anniversary. Funnily enough, they had just switched everyone to thin clients a year or two before.

[–] Edgarallenpwn@midwest.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

Lol I got a layoff notice last Thursday at another financial institute. Our whole environment is Lenovo. I noticed at the end of last year that 2025s upcoming EOL refresh was going to be all thin laptop conversions.

But don't worry guys, I can apply for 10 dollars less an hour to the new contractor they are bring on to delay the inevitable.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

It was a sign they were trying to cut long term costs over user convenience long term when they switched to thing clients. Budget cuts are never a good sign in business that are "supposed" to be growing

[–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We got lenovo's in my last job. I did support software tools for internal usage. Pay was low but work was not overbearing and I could have spent my whole life there. Current job, I got a MinisForum mini PC, what does that mean?

[–] Tarqon@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

You will never receive any acknowledgement or raises.

[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I've had so many Dell Laptops...

[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

What about a Framework laptop?

Edit: or a desktop that you can remote into from your personal machine if you want to work outside the office?

[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wouldn't it either be a really new start up or a non profit foss group? Talking about framework

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[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Wait... but my manager has been at his job for 18 years and we use.... oh god, Lenovos. 😱

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

An acer: your boss is gonna try and f*ck you

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hmm, is the boss hot?

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[–] MakunaHatata@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My company switched from Lenovo to Toshiba... what does that mean?

Now we're switching to Dell

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[–] friendlymessage@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

My company just switched from Lenovo to Dell and gets rid of 20% of the workforce

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