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Whatever you do, DO NOT QUIT. The lessons that you just learned are going to help you and most likely will guide you in the future. After a while you will meet other people like these two, who are most likely responding to pressure from above, and since both of them seem to micromanagers (my assumption) they would find something to fuck about with you regardless. You know what you have done, and there is no possible way to respond or meet deadlines when there is a hidden agenda. Just do what they ask to the best of your ability and the rest will take care of itself. Good luck and Godspeed.



> Whatever you do, DO NOT QUIT

I disagree with this. Maybe do not spontaneously quit, but having worked at many places with this kind of toxic multi-level management pessimism/pressure, it doesn't get better, one just gets jaded or apathetic. Never appreciated. Your outlook is defeatist and comes across as giving middle mgmt excuses.

It's totally acceptable to find somewhere where you'll be happier, even earlier in your career, especially with the leverage devs have now in the employment market. There are a ton of places out there not like this.




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