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They are the only company that has not done layoffs. This is their way of doing layoffs without paying severance. Other companies are doing this as well includi
by throwaway2729 3y ago
They are the only company that has not done layoffs. This is their way of doing layoffs without paying severance. Other companies are doing this as well including mine. I hope they all crash and burn when the job market recovers. Apple's AI talent will leave in droves to startups.
- eyelidlessness 3y agoAlienating your employees who have the most job mobility isn’t back door layoffs. If they had excess staff like others, which by all accounts they didn’t hire at the same rates, they would have done layoffs by now too. This is just them gambling that their preferred management dictate won’t cause too much attrition.
- x86x87 3y agoAgree. This is a stupid way to get rid of your best people.
- jevgeni 3y agoA lot of assumptions there: 1. Software engineers have job mobility. 2. Software engineers who work from home are the best people.
- ResearchCode 3y agoThe best people have job mobility, and some or many of them like to work from home.
- janalsncm 3y agoAbsolutely not true if you consider the fact that many of the smartest are on H1B visas.
- x86x87 3y agoH1Bs are royally screwed. You do what you are told and keep your head down.
- ResearchCode 3y agoWouldn't they be on O-1 visas. Still, I get your point.
- photonbeam 3y agoApple has deep pockets though, startups could struggle to compete with that
- lotsofpulp 3y agoIf Apple employs anyone working on “AI”, I would not describe them as having any talent. At least not based on Siri’s usefulness.