Some of you haven't had a lot of jobs with actual companies, I'm guessing. Every corporation with a lot of employees has mission statements and philosophies that they want to share with their employees. This is especially true at the management level. If you are going to be a decision-maker, your company wants to make sure you understand the philosophies and ideals that got them to that point. It doesn't mean you can't deviate from philosophies, but, as I once read, you can't break the rules until you understand them. As I understand, the VPs at Apple often disagree about the direction of a product, which is fine. But you have to have a general sense of what Apple is and what they want in their products before you can pitch a 7" tablet or a 5" smart phone.
It's not about not having worked in actual companies. I've worked in quite a number of very large companies, and while they have their own culture and philosophies , apple takes it to a whole new level. Let's say in other companies these values are recommended reading
while at apple it more of a case of conforming . It's what makes the company produce awesome products, but you cannot deny there is an element of brainwashing. Unless you play by the rules at apple, you will not be around for long , I would assume.
Though I have not worked at Apple, visiting any retail store will tell you straight away these guys are a little brainwashed
I swear some would do the job without getting paid.
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is this to teach them how to not make low-quality products?
Replace the plastic bits with some aluminium , take off a few millimetres and charge 30% more
! Sound to remain the same.