Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Apple Taking Extra Time Off at Thanksgiving in Recognition of Year's Success

MacRumors

MacRumors

macrumors bot
Original poster
Apr 12, 2001
63,522
30,801



cook_hero20110204-150x171.png


MacGeneration shares a new email from Tim Cook to Apple employees notifying them of the company's plans to shut down for the entire week of Thanksgiving in the United States. The extra vacation time, which will see the corporate employees receiving paid time off for November 21-23 leading into the Thanksgiving holiday, comes in recognition of the company's strong performance this year.
Team,

I consider it an honor to come to work every day alongside the most innovative and most dedicated people on earth. This is an extraordinary time to be at Apple, and it's all made possible by your incredible efforts.

We've had a record-setting year so far and we're heading into the holidays with the strongest product lineup in our history. Customers are absolutely in love with the iPad 2, and the amazing new iPhone 4S is off to the best start of any iPhone we've ever made. The Mac is soaring to new heights with OS X Lion, and on the eve of its 10th birthday, the iPod is still the world's most popular music player.

In recognition of the hard work you've put in this year, we're going to take some extra time off for Thanksgiving. We will shut down with pay on November 21, 22 and 23 so our teams can spend the entire week with their families and friends.

Of course, Retail and some other groups will need to work that week so we can continue to serve our customers. If you're in one of these groups, please check with your manager about taking time off at a later date. Our international teams will schedule their three-day shutdowns this quarter at a time that's best for them. Details will be available on AppleWeb.

I hope everyone enjoys this much deserved break.

Tim
Click to expand...
As Cook notes, there is some flexibility in the plan outside of Apple's corporate operations in the United States, with international units being able to schedule their time off at a time appropriate for them. Retail stores will obviously also need to remain up and running over the holiday week, particularly with the day after Thanksgiving being "Black Friday", the busiest shopping day of the year. Consequently, retail store employees will have to schedule their time off at other times.

Apple has routinely shut down for several days around Christmas, and it was rumored last year that developer services through iTunes Connect might also be shutting down over Thanksgiving, but no such shutdown came to pass.

Article Link: Apple Taking Extra Time Off at Thanksgiving in Recognition of Year's Success
 
Article Link
https://www.macrumors.com/2011/10/13/apple-taking-extra-time-off-at-thanksgiving-in-recognition-of-years-success/
J

jccrtv

macrumors member
Feb 6, 2010
48
73
Good move

The very best companies do things like this. It's smart all around. Good move.
 
V

vartanarsen

macrumors 6502a
Jul 2, 2010
712
307
What?
Mr. Jobs leaves us, and Tim Cook is already taking time off?

What baout shutting down the store and giving retail employees paid time off?...not so much, huh.....

What about shutting down the store on the day after Mr. Jobs death for his recognition? not so much, huh

But yuo go ahead and take your vacation Mr. Cook.
 
O

overcast

macrumors 6502a
Jun 27, 2007
997
6
Rochester, NY
vartanarsen said:
What?
Mr. Jobs leaves us, and Tim Cook is already taking time off?

What baout shutting down the store and giving retail employees paid time off?...not so much, huh.....

What about shutting down the store on the day after Mr. Jobs death for his recognition? not so much, huh

But yuo go ahead and take your vacation Mr. Cook.
Click to expand...
Oh give it a rest.
 
A

admanimal

macrumors 68040
Apr 22, 2005
3,531
2
vartanarsen said:
What?
Mr. Jobs leaves us, and Tim Cook is already taking time off?

What baout shutting down the store and giving retail employees paid time off?...not so much, huh.....

What about shutting down the store on the day after Mr. Jobs death for his recognition? not so much, huh

But yuo go ahead and take your vacation Mr. Cook.
Click to expand...

Did you even read the story? All Apple employees are getting the time off. Some of them will just have to schedule it for another time as that week is either a) one of the most important of the year for retail or b) not significant if you are in a country other than the U.S.
 
ajcadoo

ajcadoo

macrumors 6502
Sep 17, 2011
276
132
San Diego, CA
No iPhone 5 and Steve Jobs death as a success? Pshh.....

jk, im proud to see this new CEO doing some great things. Its truly awesome.
 
Simplicated

Simplicated

macrumors 65816
Sep 20, 2008
1,422
254
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
William Gates said:
Fffffff, they've gone soft. Say goodbye to the apple we knew
Click to expand...

MacRumors said:
Apple has routinely shut down for several days around Christmas, and it was rumored last year that developer services through iTunes Connect might also be shutting down over Thanksgiving, but no such shutdown came to pass.
Click to expand...

I especially love how some people have gotten so sensitive about Cook's every move.
 
nwcs

nwcs

macrumors 68030
Sep 21, 2009
2,722
5,262
Tennessee
Wow, I'd hate to work for some of the people who commented above me. This is a strategic and smart move by Tim Cook. And it always helps the morale and motivation to reward your employees. Kudos to team Apple.
 
chrmjenkins

chrmjenkins

macrumors 603
Oct 29, 2007
5,325
158
MD
I wonder how much paid vacation they could afford to give their employees with their huge cash reserves.

Let's calculate! Assuming 68B in cash reserves and 46,600 employees (sept 2010). That includes retail and corporate.

Let's say the average compensation package is $70,000 per year. I think that's fair seeing as how retail outweighs corporate.

68B/(70,000*46,600) = 20.86 years. Enjoy everyone!
 
T

techweenie

macrumors member
Feb 22, 2011
57
0
West LA
"He's not MY CEO"

"Faked his birth certificate."

"Scammed his way into office."

-- there will always be critics. Tim Cook may show a bit more humanity than his predecessor, and that will be upsetting to some.
 
spiderman0616

spiderman0616

Suspended
Aug 1, 2010
5,670
7,490
Everything Tim Cook does from now on, good or bad, is going to attract the idiotic comments that it's a post-Jobs fail.

Tim Cook has proven time and again that he knows how to run the company. If any of you haters knew how to run it better, then you would be. But instead, you're busy being armchair analysts, which is even worse than the tech blogs.
 
whooleytoo

whooleytoo

macrumors 604
Aug 2, 2002
6,607
716
Cork, Ireland.
nwcs said:
Wow, I'd hate to work for some of the people who commented above me. This is a strategic and smart move by Tim Cook. And it always helps the morale and motivation to reward your employees. Kudos to team Apple.
Click to expand...

Yup, I know some people work very long hours there; and the only way to keep them out is to shut the doors of the plant. ;) Nice move, Apple.

('course, it's easy for me to say this, now that I already have iOS5 installed!)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom