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The original was posted on /r/talesfromtechsupport by /u/Every_Photograph_486 on 2025-06-25 15:17:53+00:00.

The company I worked for is notoriously litigious, so I won’t be naming it. I used to work in tech support for a company that provided websites and inventory processing for the automotive industry. Our customers were car dealerships, and they fit every stereotype you could imagine – for example, they would frequently demand to only work with male support staff.

The company had amazing health insurance, but it came at a steep cost. There was no sugar allowed at the office. We would be drug tested regularly . . . including for tobacco use. I didn’t even know that was legal, but apparently it is.

We were only allowed two personal items on our desk. Let’s say you had two photos of your family on your desk. If you set you cellphone down on that same desk, you were expected to remove one of the photos. All walls were painted primer gray, because selecting any other color would cause “dissent.” We were actively discouraged from having ANY contact with former coworkers, due to their “disloyalty.” Our CEO regularly sent us “voter guides” during elections, and there were politically aligned company meetings that, while not required, were “strongly encouraged.”

I tolerated it for as long as I could, but I didn’t know that our recruiters also monitored job searches on LinkedIn. I got fired on the spot when they found out I was searching for another job (and, no, I wasn’t applying or searching for jobs on company time).

I was already in the last stages of my job search, so I wasn’t concerned, but I felt like venting. Thank you for listening!