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Not always - but the older you get, the more you can accept technical "shortcomings", and less so social ones.

I nowadays don't even care that much about the technology I am dealing with, but things like a hostile environment (not only to me, but even if it is only affecting the cleaning lady), stupid jokes, misogynistic behavior, etc. from co-workers make the time at work a drag and I start to fight it involuntarily.

And some behavior from levels above me, e.g. irrational or unpredictable behavior, egoistic actions, taking credit for other's achievements, or double standards, etc. can break the sweetest deal for me. I can not take this anymore, it stresses me out and makes me hate my life so I need to go.

The simplest yet hardest thing is to understand that the culture at a company won't ever change, even if most people change. You would have to swap the whole org. It is simpler and faster for you to move on and find a better place.



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