I'm sure he'll be just fine. You do realize why he got this opportunity right? he obviously has skills...
Id be surprised if Apple paid him more than he received in donations for his jailbreak releases.
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Nicholas Allegra, the Hacker Behind JailbreakMe.com, No Longer Working at Apple
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I'm sure he'll be just fine. You do realize why he got this opportunity right? he obviously has skills...
Id be surprised if Apple paid him more than he received in donations for his jailbreak releases.
If they knew before he left town that they were going to rehire him, sure. But they might not have made that decision before he left. Perhaps because they originally wanted him to be in Cupertino and it was only after he went back home that they decided that they didn't have to have him in Cupertino and he could do the job wherever just fine
Wow...I would definitely be on top of any email offering me long term work, especially at Apple.
Sometimes people that are really smart and talented become arrogant and think that the world will just cater to them. Sounds just like a dose of the real world to me.
Sometimes people that are really smart and talented become arrogant and think that the world will just cater to them. Sounds just like a dose of the real world to me.
Probably a good thing - Now he'll be working on jailbreaks rather than working on stopping jailbreaks 
Yeh, probably glad he can go back to hacking iOS in his parents basement.
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Only if Apple offer you a job and you can't be bothered to accept it.
My thoughts exactly. He's just a punk kid with a very specific skill set. Other than that, he's still a doofus. I work around kids like this all the time (I do IT for a University). Hey, I have degrees, too (Masters), but the attitudes these kids have are ridiculous. Man, if I have to hear "that's SO leet" one more time today...
i wouldn't have thought he made that much of an impression during his time at Apple... If he had i'm sure someone at apple would have been on the phone to him to remind him to reply to the email, or would have simply got him to sign something quickly to ensure he stays onboard.
No disrespect to him; he clearly has talent, the fact they even offered him a return proves that, but what i'm saying is, he clearly wasn't a "we've got to keep him!" type of employee... So, chalk this down to just a lost opportunity - he's young, he'll have plenty of time to loose more opportunities or grasp them if he really wants... One things for sure; he'll take offer letters more seriously in the future
No disrespect to him; he clearly has talent, the fact they even offered him a return proves that, but what i'm saying is, he clearly wasn't a "we've got to keep him!" type of employee... So, chalk this down to just a lost opportunity - he's young, he'll have plenty of time to loose more opportunities or grasp them if he really wants... One things for sure; he'll take offer letters more seriously in the future
There are so many flawed assumptions in your post.
1. If you want it so bad go get a job there yourself? Like every company it has it's ups and downs.
2. I read the email as a young kid not necessarily having a handle on how things are done. The jealously underlying your tone tells me your view will be quite different, and just a little bit sad.
What, are you working in the past or something? I don't think anyone's said that in 7-8 years.
I'm not sure I understand all the DB comments. Sure he was dumb to let an opportunity slip by, but he was not negative in his comments at all.
Who FORGETS to respond to a letter asking you to continue a business relationship with APPLE? Agreed to others' comments; this kid seems to be the "my **** don't stank" kind.
He no longer works there. He didn't get fired. He just ceased employment. His "term" was up and it wasn't renewed.
But that being said - I find the comments of some of the posters here far more "douchey" than this guy. No one knows the exact details of what went "down", what he did at Apple and what his goal are.
He might have some growing up to do - but what's your excuse?
But that being said - I find the comments of some of the posters here far more "douchey" than this guy. No one knows the exact details of what went "down", what he did at Apple and what his goal are.
He might have some growing up to do - but what's your excuse?
I was contracting for several years, and I had a 2+ year contract end unexpectedly because, due to personnel changes on both sides, my contract renewal simply fell through the cracks and got missed. And, due to the personnel changes, I didn't have contact information for any of the new people I then needed to get in touch with to figure out why I hadn't heard anything.
**** happens. In this case, it was he who didn't prioritize something properly. Kinda sucks, but *most* businesses handle offer-letter deadlines pretty strictly. I've been able to drag a few extra days out of some, but for most it's been a case of 1-2 days, '**** or get off the pot'.
Either way, he had a hell of an opportunity, and took advantage of it for a while. He probably won't have trouble getting a 'real job' when he's ready to get back onto the market.
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According to the details available, it looks like they offered to renew, but he messed up by not responding before the offer expired. If anything, that probably makes it *worse* from his perspective.
Other than that, you're spot on.
Yeh, probably glad he can go back to hacking iOS in his parents basement.
bitter, much?
Like a embedded system chips, only does "clever" thing but not a "productive" on its own
