Why Are the Navigation Tabs on the Left?

This may just me be ranting, but am I the only one who hates it when companies push a UI change with seemingly zero input? The Zoom Workplace app moved the navigation tabs from the top to the left and I can’t for the life of me figure out why they would do that and NOT give the option to move them back. Left-hand tabs are counter-intuitive as almost every application has either located them on the top (most common) or the bottom, but let the user customize if they wanted them on the side. I am a heavy advocate for the tabs on top approach and fully accept that some people disagree, but why not let the users decide and customize their own layout? The app looks kind of stupid now, especially because you can toggle the calendar side panel which opens on the right, so now you have less horizontal space in the app itself. Please tell me if I’m overreacting or if you agree.