I do feel for these people though. Depending on their company they could try and fight it and change it (can be possible depending on things like company size, is this being introduced or well established, your influence level w/ the deciders etc) or simply and RUN and never look back.
I think the person you replied to might be jesting :)...
... but, yes, if you find yourself in that type of situation and powerless to change it[0], move on.
[0] "Maybe give it a couple of tries. If that doesn't change anything, give up. No reason to be a damn fool about it." (Paraphrasing Churchill, I think? Anyway, not claiming originality.)
I do feel for these people though. Depending on their company they could try and fight it and change it (can be possible depending on things like company size, is this being introduced or well established, your influence level w/ the deciders etc) or simply and RUN and never look back.