I have to concur. I have a few rules for successful corporate life that, if followed, would have avoided this situation entirely:<p>1) Be reliable. Don&#x27;t be unreliable. Corporations value consistency above all else.<p>2) Never work without a manager present. If there&#x27;s nobody there to witness what you&#x27;re doing, it never happened, no matter how many commits you make or emails you send.<p>3) Watch what they do, not what they say. Just because a manager says they&#x27;re fine with your weird quirk of (for example) coming in early and leaving early doesn&#x27;t mean it won&#x27;t be held against you come layoff time.