Was this an OSHA violation?
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There is a big difference between "feeling mistreated" and a company breaking the law.
It is. Yes, the company is formed with lots and lots of people, but at the end of the day, it’s still a company, not just a group of people.
It sounds like you believe the deranged woman who seems to have a pattern of crazy complaints and not just regarding apple. Ask her apartment complex where she claims fumes make her sick even when her own tests found nothing
The person was there for more than 3 minutes if that is what you are asking.
All the time? What does that mean? A company with 100,000 is bound to have some employee issues, and this investigation is good as it will clear the air on the guilty before being proved innocent matter.
Being terrible with dealing with people doesn't mean that Apple has broken any laws relating to employees. Nor does it mean that employees can't be required to perform at a high level.
If Apple has proof it may be game over.Get the popcorns ready! Investigation? Just go through the tweets. ?
Everything is on this Twitter account.
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JD, BS, PMP, PITA I like privacy & other human rights. I dislike corruption, pollution, & surveillance. I'm suing Apple. 4:0 pro se. Tweets ≠ legal advicemobile.twitter.com
Hard to know how to interpret Millenials whistle blowers whose concerns are usually I had to work hard and not everyone validated me and sometimes there were deadlines we were expected to meet. There is a certain segment of toxic employees that are always bitter and you are glad to be rid of them but in todays environment they get a lot of publicity.
Can't imagine how lucky they are at Apple. Some of us are working in blue collars or ****** jobs no one wants to do.
I’m sorry, while I don’t disagree with your assessment of Job’s early people skills, the fact that HR turfed him almost 40 years ago would indicate he didn’t control HR at that time. Perhaps he rebuilt the department in his image after his return, but there is little to indicate that and he has been dead for 10 years so maybe it’s time to stop praising and blaming him for everything and let the guy Rest In Peace.
The one person I knew that worked there seemed pretty happy, but that was ten years ago and was one individual in thousands, so it doesn’t really say anything about the overall experience.
Thanks for generalizing an entire generation based on one woman's case against Apple.
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They should investigate Walmart and Amazon warehouse workers, etc. Apple is the better ones. Sounds like individual problems to me.
Because a lot of people here have made apple their identity. Imagine if that identity is ripped apart, that would also ripped themselves apart.
Say what?? Even ignoring the allegations about the employee refusing to honor their confidentiality agreements...
she complains about everything about her working environment but doesn't want to leave? And you just happily swallowed that nonsense hook, line, and sinker. As you say, "Hopefully the investigation isn’t just another fine." Because it sure sounds like a toxic employee got the axe.
Goes triple for you and that toxic employee who got canned. And the people heading that investigation? Do they care about you? Nonsense. They will posture and utter the incantations of caring that make the gullible shiver with delight. But they mostly care about the power they wield, which is why the investigation will be about Apple and not a better-deserving, less headline-grabbing company.
No, I believe my friends who worked there...
how dare people want to go to work and not get sexually harassed. are you a pedo or something that supports such behavior?
i wanted to call you out for calling her mentally ill but you weren't kidding. that twitter history is a trainwreck.
So employee signs NDA and gets fired for leaking classified info?
I'll never understand it either, but so many fetishize work and power.
To them, seemingly, workers are just numbers, who should drop to their knees and thank the heavens for a company allowing them to exchange their knowledge and skills for a livelihood. If the workers don't like it—tough—dispose of them quickly because there are untold numbers eagerly willing to take their place.
I'm not saying Apple is evil, and I don't know the evidence in this particular case. I doubt any of you know, either, but that doesn't stop some from falling all over themselves to pile on. How bleak.
I’m more concerned about what commitments Apple has made to China vs some fairly typical labor complaints.
Guilty until proven innocent is one thing.
All kinds of negativity directed toward the employee(s)—painting them as spoiled/lazy/untalented/mentally ill, among other things—is a long way away from "I'm withholding judgement until I know more."
I took OP's comment as not "Apple is bad and surely guilty of gross misconduct," but rather "why do people feel compelled to immediately cape for a corporate entity that doesn't need the help? Because we like the products they put out?!?!" and how weird of a rationale/instinct that is.
So, as long as someone has it worse...no one should complain and/or try to improve conditions?
"When I began my career, we worked 30 hour days, with no breaks for food or water....and we were thankful for the opportunity! People need to remember that work should be like hazing...you eat crap until you get to the top and then have the privilege to make the people below you eat crap. Only way to develop such a good 'work ethic'!"
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