No, he would still be fired.
And thanks for your post eoblaed, seems that those in the tech field for decades, have no idea how the process actually works.
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Apple fired the father of the viral YouTuber
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And thanks for your post eoblaed, seems that those in the tech field for decades, have no idea how the process actually works.
I’m not denying his carelessness. But really... That girl had like 28 subscribers before the internet jumped on the “OMG LOOK AT THE IPHONE!!!!!!” bandwagon. No one significant would have ever noticed if it weren’t for people constantly posting it here and on reddit.
I completely agree with Apple's decision. Other thing is, why didnt the daughter think' oh theres some potientially sensitive information here, so i really publish it?' . the father should have thought as well.
The guy could be a brilliant engineer, but what he did (or let his daughter do) was moronic, stupid, and he deserved to be fired...if for nothing else than displaying an unbelievable lack of good judgement. You don't want him working for your company.
Similar to the geniuses who get fired the world over for viewing pr0n at work.
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Similar to the geniuses who get fired the world over for viewing pr0n at work.
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I don't think the Internet freaked out. In any case, the responsibility lies solely upon the employee and his daughter. She was the one who created the footage and posted it on a public forum, which is essentially inviting people to view it.
I don't know if it's been mentioned before but, from The Verge-
"The video itself may have seemed like an innocent hands-on, but it did include footage of an iPhone X with special employee-only QR codes. A notes app was also shown on the iPhone X in the video, which appeared to include codenames of unreleased Apple products. Filming on Apple’s campus is strictly prohibited, so filming an unreleased iPhone X is a definite rule violation." (emphasis mine)
This wasn't just "I showed off my dad's iPhone X and now he's fired". If they just let it go because it was someone who had no idea what she was doing then next year when some employee let's his sibling see the iPhone 10.1 (Puma) and argues that, "hey, it was just my brother ok? How was he supposed to know not to blab about it on his Tumblr?" how could they lay down the hammer when they didn't in this earlier case?
You can't stay two to five years ahead of the competition if you've got a bunch of knot-heads that can't keep things under wraps. Loose lips sink ships.
"The video itself may have seemed like an innocent hands-on, but it did include footage of an iPhone X with special employee-only QR codes. A notes app was also shown on the iPhone X in the video, which appeared to include codenames of unreleased Apple products. Filming on Apple’s campus is strictly prohibited, so filming an unreleased iPhone X is a definite rule violation." (emphasis mine)
This wasn't just "I showed off my dad's iPhone X and now he's fired". If they just let it go because it was someone who had no idea what she was doing then next year when some employee let's his sibling see the iPhone 10.1 (Puma) and argues that, "hey, it was just my brother ok? How was he supposed to know not to blab about it on his Tumblr?" how could they lay down the hammer when they didn't in this earlier case?
You can't stay two to five years ahead of the competition if you've got a bunch of knot-heads that can't keep things under wraps. Loose lips sink ships.
Wow. That’s not even close to what happened or who was responsible for the guy losing his job. But thanks for playing.
And that same type of person would not have allowed her daughter to film him using his NDA iPhone X posted for the world to see.
Kardashians got a lot of attacks on reputation, but each seems to be fueling their popularity!
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I didn't read any of them, but she should have thought about that before doing what she did, even if her dad didn't have the foresight to do so. It was a mistake, and she is paying for it.
That Apple Store cashier should have been more smart as another poster had mentioned and should have enforced the security and rules on not filming on premises.
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Some times it's not the abnormal ones you need to be watchful of, but the ones that appear normal... those can be the most dangerous.
He's just cashier. Does NDA apply to him as well?
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She's too normal to be normal.
NDA doesn't apply to him. It's the filming the cashier probably could have paid more attention to.
I think she can 'appear' normal, maybe she has good intentions, but who knows, maybe she is acting just to get people to feel sorry for her and she can keep on gaining followers and popularity.