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Apple fired the father of the viral YouTuber
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Her father let her in the company and use the equipment. It’s his fault.
I am guessing someone is getting a lump of coal for Christmas.
If I filmed a video, of a product from a widely known company who is known to have strict rules in place in order to maintain secrecy, and then posted it online and as a result I caused my father to be fired. I would be apologizing to my father about my poor decision to post video of an unreleased product. I still think she should at least own up to that rather than saying "My dad takes full responsibility, I don't care about the youtube likes"
Steve Jobs was a miserable prick to his employees and more importantly to people in this personal life....its what made him the type of person he was.
I actually think of Jobs as a Michelin Chef, they are out of their ****ing minds...but you try and get every plate that leaves your kitchen to be exactly the same every day.
Her dad wouldn't have gotten fired if the video wasn't uploaded to youtube. What I'm saying is that she's still partially responsible. The dad is not 100% responsible and neither is she, regardless of what the dad says. But she tries to play it off like she made an innocent mistake and her justification brings out her ignorance. Recording a video (against Apple's policy) probably wouldn't have gotten the dad fired. Uploading it to youtube for public access did. I imagine the dad didn't know she was going to upload it to youtube, otherwise, unless he's just as ignorant, he would have advised against it or suggested a better time to upload it. He probably thought she was recording a home video (as she mentioned in the video) for memories of her trip and was going to save it on her computer.
she had maybe 20 subscribers..
the thing went viral and she's probably the most surprised out of anybody in this regard..
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idk, i think she tells the story honestly and at face value.. others are sensationalizing it. (i mean, it's not even a big deal to begin with.. dude loses job at Apple.. big deal.. he'll be fine.)
the problem i have personally with any of this are the comments by others.. here and at youtube:
Honestly, you’re a ****ing idiot; anyone with common sense would know not to post videos like that online where people can be identified. Sure your dad was at fault for not following NDA, but you plastered that **** all over the internet. Your fake guilt is also extremely cringe, and you managed to make the video all about you, attention whore.
seriously?
the situation is unfortunate.
the gossipy actions and outright mean spirited reactions are much much worse (imo)
let them be.. let them deal with responsiblitly and whatnot as a family.. it's not our business to judge them.. they didn't break any of our laws.
The dad is going to have a hell of a time addressing the "why did you leave your last job?" question when he interviews for a new job.
Feel bad for the father, harsh but if you work for a big company and f-up, especially in a public way, you will be fired, end of story.
Usually when a big company terminates you they make you sign an NDA in exchange for severance pay and other benefits that might be extended after you leave, such as health insurance. This dummy might have caused her father more problems by making this video.
Usually when a big company terminates you they make you sign an NDA in exchange for severance pay and other benefits that might be extended after you leave, such as health insurance. This dummy might have caused her father more problems by making this video.
Youre kidding right about the dude loses job at Apple...I didn't watch the whole video..but if her dad was an actual engineer that worked on the phone and he lost his job due to nda reasons no matter where the majority fault lies..I can't see another high profile company hiring him to work on future projects for fear that it might happen again to them...that video should never have been recorded in the first place if it was me in that position.
Part of me wants to feel bad for his daughter in the follow up video she posted, because her sole intentions was not to cause this type of complications for her father and his workplace. And if she obviously could reverse the situation, she would. But as adults, we have to take responsibility for our actions, and in this case, both of them are at fault in one way or the other.
really?
if you were in a position to hire at a tech company, you would blacklist the guy based on this?
again, i think people are sensationalizing what actually happened.
From a legal perspective the father is lucky to just be fired. How do these people have no idea that if she release a video of an Unreleased Apple product it will garner a lot of attention. I guess he’s not moving to Apple park in December,
Her father was in the video. He is to blame. Yes she has fault as well, but he should have known better.
Yes I would...and although I'm not a higher up in the tech industry...I do run a Healthcare agency and i liken this to in the health care industry we have HIPAA which protects patient information..when we hire an employee they sign a form that clearly outlines what is expected and the consequences for violating any of these guidelines..if an applicant was terminated from a previous position for HIPAA violations there's no way I would even think about hiring them.