> the company had standardized on MS This is a whole topic in itself. There has to be some good medium between consistency and best tool for the job. For exam

> the company had standardized on MS This is a whole topic in itself. There has to be some good medium between consistency and best tool for the job. For example, IBM determined that, despite Windows dominating Desktop/laptop market share ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_syste... ), Macs were cheaper to use ( http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-says-ibm-saves-270-for-every-mac-it-uses-instead-of-a-pc-2015-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-says-ibm-saves-270-for-... ). Now you could go further into that and ask whether OS X is the right tool for everyone's job, as I'd argue in some cases it isn't. However, I think that it shouldn't be that difficult for a company to be open to letting their employees choose the hardware, software, and other tools to get the job done. If the budget is there, then why not have the discussion, and if it isn't, allow the employee to make the case for an exception. The same could be said for priorities and tasks. Allow your employees to make the case for what they should be working on, and allow group discussion if appropriate. You may be surprised at what good could come of it.