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Workplace is forcing me to switch back to Windows :(
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this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026
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Just use the shovel your boss gives you. Back to your own preferences once you clock out.
Meh, does "the boss" pay you to use a shovel or to dig stuff up?
It's obvious OP is going to be miserable and less productive on Windows, it's not to their employer's benefit for that to happen.
Boss has different people for different functions within the company. A monoculture is more susceptible to systematic flaws, but it is also less expensive to maintain. It is not OPs place to decide how the company manages is computing facilities, so if WSL or Cygwin are not accepable compromises (OP and company have to both agree) then OP has to decide whether they are willing to go along with Windows or find another job.
Something to talk about during the exit interview anyway.