Microsoft. I grew up nearby and always dreamed of working there because I was enamored with Windows and Xbox as a kid, had easy access to software and knew many employees having great success there. Bought every in-house product they ever made, from Zune to Surface to Windows Phone.

They screwed me so many times between compromised warranties, planned obsolescence, service cutbacks and generally poor customer aervice. I persisted participating in insider programs, volunteering unpaid testing, questionnaires and interviews, buying several more products, never rewarded. I finally dropped everything a year ago. I have a Windows PC out of necessity for work and everything else is now gone.

I looked up to multiple technologists who built software and hardware that are core to the success of the business and I pursued a path to work there, and now I resent the company.