by voxadam on 3/3/23, 10:04 AM
by stephanerangaya on 3/3/23, 1:02 PM
by thanatos519 on 3/3/23, 9:10 AM
This is why I always make sure that I confirm that I can use Linux /before/ accepting an offer.
I'm a Stallmanite, but I don't claim religious reasons. I just can't work efficiently or effectively on Windows or MacOS.
by ramblerman on 3/3/23, 2:53 PM
I'm highly suspicious of these kind of posts. They remind me of the old "Ask Alice" in the magazines, with all kinds of wild and outlandish questions to which there was always a "perfect" response.
I.e. I think they are made up situations for karma.
by xupybd on 3/3/23, 11:07 AM
by rcme on 3/3/23, 1:24 PM
I've been thinking a lot about hiring recently. Friends and acquaintances often tell insane stories about their workplaces, and inevitably the problems all stem from poor hiring. The specific request in TFA is insane and shouldn't be entertained. This doesn't mean the employee in question is bad, but, in general, when you entertain requests like this you're bound to pick up a few bad eggs. When you build a team, you want to ensure that everyone has the right mindset. This means people with little ego who are willing to put aside their personal differences to do what's best for the team. Starting your employment with a bizarre religious exemption to using Windows does not illustrate that in the least.
There is also the related question about why the company needs this employee. What I've seen is that such red flags often come up in hiring. Good managers recognize that there is a potential culture fit and pass without losing any sleep. Bad managers, those who obsessed with increasing their headcount, are willing to ignore such signal. They're willing to sacrifice the quality of the team, its output, and the company at large for their own personal gain.
by dusted on 3/3/23, 8:39 AM
Just wipe the laptop and let them install Linux, but make it very clear that it is not supported and they'll have to find out how to do everything themselves.
If they can, great, no problem, if they can't, they can be fired for failing to do the job, not for refusing to use the provided system.
by walmartwagie on 3/3/23, 2:03 PM
Obvious consequences of cramming the pride flag in the taskbar
by hilbert42 on 3/3/23, 12:08 PM
Now, wouldn't it be nice if everyone had Linux as a religion.
by tomkarho on 3/3/23, 11:25 AM
I guess Windows and Mac aren't kosher.
by znpy on 3/3/23, 2:14 PM
What religion is this? I want to join
by IYasha on 3/3/23, 5:18 PM
Calling this a "religious reason" may be a bit too far, but using an OS of your own choice is pretty normal, right? I was never forced to use any specific OS wherever I worked, so this all looks very wild to me. Why would anyone care? She's not demanding a costly license from Microsoft, isn't she? And the answers on reddit are such bullshit only "micromanagers" can come up with.
by vlan0 on 3/3/23, 1:50 PM
Not surprised. I was forced to move a wireless access point from someone's office because they claimed to HR about the "heath risks."
by joeblubaugh on 3/3/23, 1:01 PM
She’s in Church of the SubGenius. Gotta be.
by nerdawson on 3/3/23, 3:14 PM
Had the new employee been operating in good faith, surely they’d have mentioned this limitation during the interview stage.
Given the sensitive nature of the topic, I wonder how deeply HR can actually question the request.
by kramerger on 3/3/23, 11:33 AM
Simple fix: use the winux distro: WSL is your environment, the window compositor comes from Redmond.
(This is a crazy story, I think OP is just trolling)
by elkos on 3/3/23, 12:05 PM
The eclectic order of Saint InGNUtious approves.
by freediverx on 3/5/23, 1:00 PM
I can think of many valid reasons for not wanting to use Windows. Religion ain’t one of them.
by em-bee on 3/3/23, 3:41 PM
i can't use Microsoft Windows for health reasons. my mental health is severely affected every time i am forced to use Windows. MacOS is not much better though. it used to be ok, but it has gotten much worse lately.
by simple10 on 3/3/23, 3:31 PM
Just curious... why link to the old reddit subdomain? Is it just a personal layout preference or are there other practical reasons?
by nailer on 3/3/23, 11:39 AM
Church of the Subgenius?
by amacalac on 3/3/23, 8:47 AM
Cult of Mac ;)