I did this mistake once... I'm also a linux guy, but I was working in a company where everyone was using Os X. I did install an arch on my laptop and used it fo

I did this mistake once... I'm also a linux guy, but I was working in a company where everyone was using Os X. I did install an arch on my laptop and used it for almost a year. Now, with the hindsight, it was a big mistake : it did make me loose so much time ! I did had to fix one script out of 2, the build system was not working properly, etc... And linux and Os X are not that different ! Don't do that... Use the tools that you company gives you, and try to fit in the company. Otherwise, you will be seen as the guy who does not want to do stuff the same way as the others. Even if everything goes well with your coworkers, you will end up waisting time every day. You can install vim on windows (and sublime text does have quite a few almost decent vim plugins). You will miss i3wm a lot, but you don't need it to do good work. Learn how to use the most efficiently the tools your company gives you (Windows and PHP). If you want to change something (at least for your first couple of month), try to change something that will make everyone life easier, not more complicated.