Presumably the firing would be due to clear lack of judgement.

Would it? Its just a hump. Where's this person's manager? What about the industrial design stage (where are the Ivy's who would massage that hump?)

The idea that you're hiring talented people and just firing them like this is not only obscenely anti-worker, its anti-social and a wonderful example of how we worship the worst people. This is someone with a pedigree, able to land an apple job, pass the interviews, work with a team, has mortgage/family/whatever, etc but he upset a sultan sitting on his silk pillow and now must be thrown out on the streets?

Oh and Apple's entire existance hinges on "HP and IBM were too full of fire-happy, stodgy, powerful men who wouldnt let youngin's with ideas flourish" then now Jobs becomes the HP/IBM he and Woz have decried all their careers? What a great way to send your talent off to competitors, scare your existing staff to never take chances, depressing hiring, build a toxic workplace, and send all these people to a startup where they might eat your lunch.

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porridgeraisin 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

What's anti-worker here? A works for B while both A and B want it. The moment one of them doesn't want to anymore for any reason whatsoever, they close this agreement. What's the problem with that?

> Pedigree...streets

If that pedigree is such a high horse.. I'm sure they'd have no problem joining the company next door.

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Levitz 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

>This is someone with a pedigree, able to land an apple job, pass the interviews, work with a team, has mortgage/family/whatever, etc but he upset a sultan sitting on his silk pillow and now must be thrown out on the streets?

Rather, it would be about their values and vision not aligning with those of the company. The job shouldn't have happened to begin with.

Not that I like this kind of company mind you, but I do understand and see the appeal. The comparisons with a cult that are often drawn have a logic to them. But this whole scenario is also an exaggeration. Somewhat.

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pixl97 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

And yet Jobs set up Apple to become a trillion dollar company and HP is been relegated to the dustbin. Hell, all apples competition just copies apple these days for the most part.

	▲	astrange 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Apple doesn't randomly fire people. In fact it's quite difficult to get fired for low performance from FAANG because they'd rather just lower your pay until you leave.