Current software engineer at Freddie Mac TC 160 I’m wondering if y’all are using Macs At Fannie Mae, Because at Freddie we are not allowed to use them. #tech #fanniemae #freddiemac
I’m surprised you aren’t allowed to use Macs. I’ve heard of companies banning windows because of all the spying tech but no the other way around. I guess you run a lot of software not comparable with OS X?
It’s because of the VDI, All enterprise development is done through that and it’s windows, They like to monitor everything and make sure everything is secured with the cloud, and Mac OS VDI are not that prevalent. This is pretty common in the government and government sponsored agencies
Oh interesting, I haven’t seen that before
I’d be so pissed it I had to move back to a pc laptop
I used Mac my whole career, And when I had to switch to windows I almost threw up
Ironically though there is someone who sits near me in the office that uses a Mac, but they're not a software engineer.
Info sec abides by different rules 😂😂😂 And you can bring a BYOD Mac But it doesn’t matter cause the VDI is windows
Hehe you're correct on their org. I didn't consider maybe it's their personal device but it doesn't look like they use VDI. Nevertheless VDI is ass. I'm not a SWE and I don't use a Mac too much in my personal life anymore but it is kind of surprising it's not offered.
Any relevant tech company uses majority macs
No macs
Yall Use VDIs?
I think they’re trying to stop handing out laptops altogether and for you to use your personal device… but yes
Freddie Windows
They do I have multiple coworkers with macs
Yea you can get a Mac, but it’s windows by default. You’d have to make a special request. TBH tho, they turn off a lot of the cool features of having a mac, like imessaging.
You can request mac, I've had one of unix guys on my team complain about his dell and he got switched to macbook.
As a non American, I can’t believe these are real, important, company names
They do the same thing but Fanny is the big sister and Freddy’s the little brother 😂😂 Sound hysterical to say it out loud
You hear about our student loan crisis? It’s these guys. Special laws exist for them to make it so if you declare bankruptcy you still can’t escape that debt. Also no macs.