> What can I do? Finding a different job with different managers is probably all you can do. In a largeish company, it's basically impossible to change corpor

> What can I do? Finding a different job with different managers is probably all you can do. In a largeish company, it's basically impossible to change corporate rules. If you have a nice manager, sometimes you can get them to turn a blind eye to certain rules, but that's as good as it gets(in my experience). If you're that unhappy, try to find another job. I took a paycut and now work for a tiny startup with 5 people. My "manager" is the CTO, he also writes code and is in the thick of it. There is no HR and any requests are dealt with on a per-case basis. I like him, my coworkers and love my job.