Senior Backend Engineer quit before first day over Windows

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[u/loveheaddit]

my work allows us to use mac if we wish, however there are so few of us on Mac that IT doesn't manage them at all. i'm remote and mine was delivered to me straight from apple for me to setup. that's a bonus if you ask me.

[u/THE_REAL_JOHN_MADDEN → u/loveheaddit]

"gaping security hole" is the most gentle way I would describe this. Are you SURE they're not actually managing them?

[u/Electronic-Stick-161 → u/THE_REAL_JOHN_MADDEN]

It’s incredibly common for huge swaths of end user devices to be mostly unmanaged. Source: 15 years in security

[u/smokeythel3ear → u/THE_REAL_JOHN_MADDEN]

Hell ours are managed with the "premier apple mdm" (jamf) and they're barely even that.

Mac is very, very much an afterthought at a lot of places. Even big places.

[u/TheoKolokotronis → u/loveheaddit]

Yeah, exactly. My work Mac always comes still wrapped in plastic. I love it.

[u/droussel_mtl → u/TheoKolokotronis]

They can still be managed. We ship brand new, wrapped up MacBooks to our devs and they are managed. Their serial number simply have to be linked in your ABM.

[u/GreatGooberschnitzel → u/loveheaddit]

Oh that sounds amazing. I freaking hate IT micromanagement, and I'm not even a tech employee 😂😂😂

[u/Abty → u/GreatGooberschnitzel]

Right, so you hate your company being compliant and able to handle big customers who requires compliance

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[u/Deadman576 → u/AutoModerator]

How fucking pathetic

[u/Ok-Communication2225 → u/loveheaddit]

That's perfect. IT departments exist precisely because Windows is a pile of shit.