u/Happy_Taste7001

I can’t access it through SSH or from the OCI website.

Either my account got hacked (highly unlikely but very, very possible), or Oracle terminated my services which I don’t think they’re crazy enough to do 😆.

I like to believe the first option, because the alternative hurts to consider.

Contacted the support team, got their attention, but the support team couldn’t support 😂.

Am welcoming help 🙏 😢 😢

I quit my job last week. I want to share what happened because I am still processing it.

I worked for a company as a software developer for 1.5 years. My commute was 4 hours daily (2 hours each way).

I asked my manager for flexibility, remote or hybrid. Instead of discussing it, he told me I was “uncommitted, untrustworthy, and inconsistent.” He said my deliveries weren’t good.

I took the weekend to think. Then I resigned.

After I resigned, I was invited over and we spent more than 45 minutes. They tried very hard to convince me to stay, while still subtly insinuating that I have a problem.

While trying to retain me, they admitted my capabilities, saying things like: “No doubt about your abilities. We just don’t trust you enough to give you that flexibility.”

Still desperate to retain me but with maintained pride and ego, they told me to go through 1 or 2 months of unnecessary and unprompted reevaluations. If I passed, they would give me one day a week to work from home. Crazy, right?

One quote from my manager that still stings: “If John Doe said they’re at home and will be working from there, I will trust them. But I will not trust it if you tell me the same.” He said this was because of the feedback he got about me. That is favoritism for no apparent reason.

Eventually they realized I was standing my ground.

He said he was disappointed and wished I had taken the “reevaluation challenge.” He said quitting signaled that I didn’t want to rise to the challenge.

Then he made a LinkedIn post (without naming me, but clearly about me). It said: “If you leave, make sure it’s to something better. Not boredom. Not a few extra dollars. Leaving for something marginal just delays the real problem. You take the same habits to the next place.”

Later, he posted again about how he gives feedback: “I send it in writing before the 1:1 so people can process. Not all feedback deserves the same weight.”

But he never gave me written feedback. He ambushed me with personal attacks.

I was paid ~$500/month for 8-hour days plus a 4-hour commute. Right before my resignation, I had raised test coverage on a client project from 9% to 79% (over 5,000 tests) in 5 weeks. I also built my own product on the side.

I did not leave for boredom or a few dollars. I left because I was disrespected when I asked for basic flexibility.

I am now looking for remote freelance work. And I am glad I left.

End of vent. Thanks for reading.

It was the right call. There was a significant misalignment between me, my team lead, and my manager. Staying would have meant compromising my growth and my values. I chose not to.

Do I have something lined up? No. Am I okay with that? Yes.

What I do have is 4+ years of experience, a strong work ethic, and nearly 3,000 GitHub contributions in the last year to back it up.

I am open to new opportunities where I can contribute, grow, and take ownership.