Op is not upfront about the toxicity situation to their management.And he haven't said anything about how toxic it is. > Micromanaging employee time is one of

Op is not upfront about the toxicity situation to their management.And he haven't said anything about how toxic it is. > Micromanaging employee time is one of the worst signs of a toxic company culture I agree micro managing alot is bad but I don't agree it is toxic. I agree if leadership knows nothing about software engineering and microing it it is bad. There's always two sides. I had seen projects fail because developers are doing what they want with their time, doing things unrelated to current project and end up missing delivery deadlines. I had seen company fail because they don't say anything to their developer because they afraid their developer will feel bad. I had saved client projects by joining in and driving their team to their potentials. There's nothing rude or toxic about it. Unless OP provide more details we can't really know if his company really toxic or not. If job market is shit, build something in your own time, take ownership, make it grow and showcase it. A good C++ dev can learn new things so much faster than others.