I used to be a .NET Developer and DBA for an appliance manufacturer in a previous life.  The company was your basic good ole’ boys shop where maintaining the status quo was priority number one.  It was such a staunchy work environment that you could determine where an employee was on the ladder based solely upon their attire.  High Level Execs wore full-out suits, with ties, vests, and sports jackets.  Your typical salaried employee generally just wore a button-up shirt and tie.  Shift managers wore polos, while the lowly hourly assembly workers donned jeans, steel-toe boots, and ratty shirts.  Basically, this manufacturing company is stuck in 1976 and doubled as my personal hell. continue reading…