Terrified Chinese iPhone worker kills himself after prototype misplaced

[ezekielrage_99]

Not sure if anyone posted this or not...

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/terrified-chinese-iphone-worker-kills-himself-after-prototype-misplaced-20090722-dsl8.html

[thegoldenmackid]

Like on the front page?

[Krafty]

Heh, don't see how you missed it. (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=750471)

[The Reverend]

It's very sad when anyone gives up their life like this man did.

The report said Apple confirmed this and investigated this employees death.

Apple found that the Chinese company had policies that were not within Apple Policies.

It did not say that Apple stopped doing business why that company in China or even made them change internal policies.

I was surprised to find the Apple iPod Prototypes came from China.

I was surprised that Apples response seemed so .... so ... almost not known.

Well.. here hoping that none of this is really true... for if it's all true.. then I see Apple different now.

Perhaps, I should have known that they have companies in China working for them. Guess I thought better and that the prototypes were made here in the USA at least.

Would have been nice if all those jobs were here in the USA.
:apple:

[MorphingDragon]

It's very sad when anyone gives up their life like this man did.

The report said Apple confirmed this and investigated this employees death.

Apple found that the Chinese company had policies that were not within Apple Policies.

It did not say that Apple stopped doing business why that company in China or even made them change internal policies.

I was surprised to find the Apple iPod Prototypes came from China.

I was surprised that Apples response seemed so .... so ... almost not known.

Well.. here hoping that none of this is really true... for if it's all true.. then I see Apple different now.

Perhaps, I should have known that they have companies in China working for them. Guess I thought better and that the prototypes were made here in the USA at least.

Would have been nice if all those jobs were here in the USA.
:apple:

American made stuff is a step to the side. Japan man! Japan!

[uberamd]

Would this ever happen with any other company besides Apple?

[pdjudd]

Would this ever happen with any other company besides Apple?

From what I heard suicide happens a lot in China simply because employees have a hard time coping with high stress environments. Tons of companies work with companies like foxconn and almost all of them employ secrecy involving unrealized products.

[uberamd]

From what I heard suicide happens a lot in China simply because employees have a hard time coping with high stress environments. Tons of companies work with companies like foxconn and almost all of them employ secrecy involving unrealized products.

Sequester the employees from production until the release date. That should do it.