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Apple Appoints Deirdre O'Brien to New 'Vice President of People' Role
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It's a common Irish (and also Scottish) name. It's pronounced Deer-dreh mostly (with the stress in the first syllable), although there are a few variations.
And, just like Microsoft's Kathleen Hogan mentioned by another poster, both her first and last names are Irish. A lot of us in the US apparently!
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I am afraid she'd rather strive for a diplomatic compromise that fits the Board - not the customer.
But I may be wrong and she might go slamming stainless steel hammers on those wooden tables...
[doublepost=1500700829][/doublepost]I'd be hesitant to call Deirdre for the risk of getting Dr. Dre on the line...
I think Apple is trying to be too cute here. VP of People sounds worse than any of the other previous or currently used terms for managing employee data and corporate rules. More so than Human Resources or Personnel, VP of People rings of truly lording over the serfs. It's both ridiculous sounding and confusing.
Honestly I don't really see any problem with any of the currently used terms or why Apple must reinvent the wheel here. Employees are obviously a vital part of a company, but we are mostly disposable, and of course, employees are hardly loyal either. Who stays at one job anymore for more than 5 years other than maybe top level execs? Let's just call a spade a spade and stop crying that boss man or lady doesn't give hugs or that companies are not run democratically.
EPIC!, do you think I could be VP of water and fire ? I can bend with the best of them.
It's not a common name but something everyone should respect and really shouldn't need to be discussed other than 'how do you pronounce it".
There are a few non-popular names that we hear short forms of: Percy comes to mind and could be short for Perceval -or- Penny for Pernel/Pernellepe. Regardless commenting on the sound of someone's name just makes one doing it come across as smaller than they are - I'd rather not have to mention this. Names like our lives are the few things given to us and should be respected and not taken away: individuality. Enjoy the diversity.
Is she also Vice President of Soylent Green?!
Because soylent green is people!
Because soylent green is people!
Actually more diversity at the top for diversities sake is a bad thing, shouldn't the cream naturally rise to the top?
That's something the conservatives who criticize diversity definitely don't have.
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You want to know what else isn't cool? Crying about an article on the internet because you're upset that a woman got a promotion and you didn't.
No one is "making up **** to fit a quota". She's been with Apple since before you were born most likely.
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"sjw" is a meaningless buzzword.
Sure, thinner in words and anorexic in meaning.
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If it's a buzzword it can't be meaningless. Buzzwords have connotation. Right now when someone invokes SJW people understand what they are talking about. It's not an amorphous phrase at the moment.
Vague, cryptic, and non-committal. A textbook liberal response. I love it.
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