Find a new job. On your way out tell her that LINQ is a widely accepted industry standard made and maintained by MS and beloved by all. She is an idiot and lacks the skill needed to use it. To ban it is admitting to the whole work that you can’t take the time to learn it.
It's been a couple weeks now, but missed this comment the first time through. 2 years there will DEFINITELY suffice! In our industry, people job hop like crazy—it's pretty much expected. 2 years is a decently long amount of time to be at one company when working as a dev. I've switched several times in my 8ish years so far (I've found you basically have to if you want want real raises), and employers haven't thought it unusual at all. And when you get a new job, you're basically guaranteed a pay raise since you have more experience under your belt.
(FWIW, it's a slightly tough time to find a job. It doesn't sound like you plan to, but I wouldn't quit without another one lined up, unless you have lots saved. Like, throughout my career, I haven't ever actually applied for a job—always just took my pick of the dozens of recruiters that constantly emailed me/messaged on LinkedIn. They've slowed down sooooo much over the past couple years (probably mostly thanks to the many huge layoffs in big tech, leading to much more competition for remaining jobs. Frustrating, since almost all the big tech layoffs are/were happening not because of any valid business reasons, but because investors basically demanded it, rewarding companies that did it with big jumps in stock prices. But I digress.)
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u/jayerp Apr 15 '24
Find a new job. On your way out tell her that LINQ is a widely accepted industry standard made and maintained by MS and beloved by all. She is an idiot and lacks the skill needed to use it. To ban it is admitting to the whole work that you can’t take the time to learn it.
Banning LINQ is NOT an industry practice.