I have the ASUS version of that monitor -- still works well, and a 24" horizontal-oriented next to it for inbox & document reading. If I upgraded I'd go for 34" curved.
I agree and share your concern. "1985 - Aldus PageMaker..." << that would be where I came in. Been "married to the Mac" ever since '85. My actual wife, on the other hand, loves her iPad, & works exclusively in the cloud-document environment.
Pretty darn common, at least in my limited experience. Sad thing about your situation is that it sounds like the founder is both clueless AND a tyrant. Might be about time to hop over to a clueless-but-nice startup.
It's definitely been done. Once upon a time there was a thing called Planned Communities. Reston, Virginia is one such. So is "The Villages" in central Florida. But, especially since the sub-prime mortgage crash of the 00s, I haven't heard of anybody attempting it.