> "What a ridiculous viewpoint. I spent two days last week to write a single line of code. "
Sure, I've done the exact same thing. What's stopping you from bringing that line of code to an interview and talking about it?
> "If you ask me to print my code and defend it in a meeting, I will instead skip the meeting and respond to one of the dozens recruiters who reach out every week in my inbox. "
When you interview with your new employer, won't you be discussing notable achievements such as the single line of code you wrote that cuts app startup time by half?
> "It's just a demeaning process meant to assert the dominance of the new owners."
Are interviews demeaning? In a sense, sure. Sounds like you're doing it one way or the other, though.
> Sure, I've done the exact same thing. What's stopping you from bringing that line of code to an interview and talking about it?
GP's answer is essentially "sure, but what stops me from not doing that instead?":
>> I will instead skip the meeting and respond to one of the dozens recruiters who reach out every week in my inbox.
I have to say, I agree. Why stay around for the circus when you can leave and make an honest living as a respected professional instead of playing post-acquisition hunger games as a pawn in a rich boy's ego trip gone awry?
> "GP's answer is essentially "sure, but what stops me from not doing that instead?":"
Nothing of course -- and this is always true, every second of every day.
> "I have to say, I agree. Why stay around for the circus when you can leave and make an honest living as a respected professional instead of playing post-acquisition hunger games as a pawn in a rich boy's ego trip gone awry? "
If you see it that way then it seems in everyone's best interest that you leave the company, which means the system worked exactly as intended.
As to the question of whether this makes sense, it would seem we all agree that it does, then.
Sure, I've done the exact same thing. What's stopping you from bringing that line of code to an interview and talking about it?
> "If you ask me to print my code and defend it in a meeting, I will instead skip the meeting and respond to one of the dozens recruiters who reach out every week in my inbox. "
When you interview with your new employer, won't you be discussing notable achievements such as the single line of code you wrote that cuts app startup time by half?
> "It's just a demeaning process meant to assert the dominance of the new owners."
Are interviews demeaning? In a sense, sure. Sounds like you're doing it one way or the other, though.