> the guy bet the farm on a technology without looking into whether that technology actually worked.
> When I had not gotten it working after just two hours, he started raging at me about how it was all my fault that it didn't work.
This is how most mid-sized non-technology companies operate when it comes to making technical decisions. If you have a couple of months to spare (the guy is verbose), I recommend reading the Gervais Principle[0].