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Angela Ahrendts Promises Details on Apple's 'Back to School' Situation Next Week
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There is something really ironic/hypocritical when someone complains about dealing with condescension in their line of work by beginning their response with "Hey, bud," and then going off on a lecture about how they aren't aware how things actually are in the real world..
Also, I don't really care about what the rest of the online community thinks about this person, or what the tone is like. I judge people based on their performance, and all I'm saying is I am not a fan of the performance of this particular hire. In fact, I think she is doing a pretty terrible job. And her record I think shows that.. Unless you want to be the one to enlighten me on what she has really brought to the table here?
Good to see that you're being adult about it. When I saw your
Ultimately the buck stops with the CEO but that saying hardly indicates that nobody else can get called on decisions they were directly involved with.
The watch was a radical departure from Apple's usual mode of operation. I don't believe that it was entirely her decision and I believe that Cook knew all the details. And the zero inventory at launch had nothing to do,with her at all. Supply chain is Tim's forte.
We are deep into the back-to-school sales season. In fact, it starts when high school and college graduations occur in the May-June time frame. Previous Apple BTS offers were timed so that they would coincide with this timeframe, as well as freshman orientation sessions that occur on college campuses throughout the summer. College starts on many campuses here in the US as soon as August 17, which is a scant four weeks from now. The signs are pointing to the Apple BTS program being a relic of the past.
One more comment on the Apple BTS program: all of the criticism directed at AA and the Retail team for the lack of a repeat appearance by the program is inappropriate. The Apple BTS program was created each year by Apple's Marketing team with the consultation of the EDU, AOS, and Retail channels, not just the Retail team. BTS was a global marketing program used throughout many of Apple's international markets, and cut across many channels, not just Retail.
I think 30 years of dealing with sexism in the tech workplace, means I can just disregard your "assessment". I've done very well for myself doing just that; thanks for "worrying" though. As for ignoring you, well thanks for the heads up; you're right up there on the lovely pink list with bows (sic).
I would be slightly disappointed if it was an Apple Music subscription (as it's something that I probably wouldn't use), but I'm not going to complain about what is essentially a gift. I'm sure plenty of people would be really happy with that.
Nothing about your response strikes me as being 'adult'; it seems petulant.
As a woman, all of the sexism that is present in the science and tech industries (and believe me, it really is there) is much more noticeable, because it is something that is being directed to my own gender. The fact that you disregard this whole argument as the original poster having a 'chip on her shoulder' because she's a woman shows that you're part of the problem, regardless of whether you yourself are judging Angela by her looks.
Nothing about your response strikes me as being 'adult'; it seems petulant.
As a woman, all of the sexism that is present in the science and tech industries (and believe me, it really is there) is much more noticeable, because it is something that is being directed to my own gender. The fact that you disregard this whole argument as the original poster having a 'chip on her shoulder' because she's a woman shows that you're part of the problem, regardless of whether you yourself are judging Angela by her looks.
No you don't, I read your other stuff. Basically your whole post is a fabrication. That's all I'll add. Bye.
Thanks for sharing your unsolicited analysis.
Perhaps it's the militant attitude that brings that perceived sexism out in people with whom you associate. I work for one of the largest IT consulting firms around with people of all colors, sizes, genders and persuasions. I can tell you that the women with whom I work neither display said militant attitude, nor are they treated as anything less or more than an equally qualified male. I seriously wonder how much of this perceived misogyny is either imagined or self-fulfilling prophecy. Do not infer from that statement that I am saying it does not exist anywhere, but I honestly do believe that its frequency and magnitude are greatly exaggerated.
And just because Ms Ahrendts is a female doesn't mean that she gets a pass on her performance when she underachieves.
If you don't want other people involving themselves in your discussion, don't post on a public forum.
'Millitant' is such a bizarre choice of word, because my response was nothing of the sort. I also did not state that I had been on the receiving end of any sexism myself - merely pointed out that I have seen it happen. Trying to destabilise my argument by assuming that I'm running around screaming 'sexist!' whenever a man opens a door for me isn't exactly proving your supposed tolerance of diversity within your workplace.
Try reading some scientific research papers on unconscious bias, because it is real. However non-sexist and non-racist everyone claims to be, they have preferences that they are not even aware of that are detrimental to ethnic minorities and women. The discrimination faced by women in my profession is so prevalent that there is a whole organisation (Athena SWAN) that has been set up to try and combat the bias seen in STEM careers.
I am not saying that Angela has done a stellar job; in my opinion she hasn't. What I am saying is that some of the criticism she is facing isn't justified.
I pulled her up in another thread about having a rant, claiming she was an engineer and being rude. She could not answer a simple engineering question to be honest, so she dealt with it an adult manner. I doubt her claims though. Ignore works for me, no more silly rants
You need to look at your own behaviour. There is no excuse for rude behaviour to other posters.
Your reply to me is that of a child throwing thier toys out the pram, the previous post I replied to was just as bad to the other poster.
Time to look in the mirror!!
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You responce is correct, I agree with that. It's not an excuse for Keira though to be rude and condenseding to fellow MR posters. look at her profile and read her replies to people, and than Judge for yourself.
I just read through the first two pages of her latest posts, cause I have had only a couple of interactions before making her ignore list, and like to get facts before making an assessment, you are right, there is pattern there to support that.
Given what I saw in the posts, no loss to me! No chance we could have had a proper civilised debate.
No, most likely not.
I think she tried to put the best spin on it as possible with "personalized" try on sessions and such, but the Apple Watch launch was terrible, and I'm not seeing any critical reason in terms of supply for it to have launched any sooner than June or July.
Are you not shooting the messenger though? At least with her videos she is communicating with retail staff, they are not required be quality productions. The return to school promotion is not her decision, she will communicate it once it's finalised.
In terms of retail, the watch setup in the stores was well implemented, the supply was a joke, not her fault.
I just think people are taking out thier frustration on the wrong person, cause unlike the last bloke she is actually communicating.
I agree with this. I think she copped unwarranted blame for it, she can only polish a turd so much, that was the launch of the watch.
True. The problem is lots of "know it all" posters here w/ no knowledge of how hierarchical organizations function. In this case the AA blamers actually believe head of retail operations means President and CEO of Apple and the rest of the senior executive staff are unused test dummies from Mythbusters.