The Perils of Following Orders: A Programmer's Functional Programming Purgatory

A programmer, after a coworker complains about their functional programming style, is banned from using it by their manager. To keep their job, they reluctantly rewrite a simple function to list coworkers, using imperative programming. Despite their best efforts to avoid functional paradigms, they struggle to fully comply, facing further challenges during code review and ultimately needing to seek guidance from their manager. This humorous anecdote highlights the absurdity of arbitrary technical decisions in the workplace.