Apple Gifts Employees With T-Shirt and Printed Credo for the Holidays

[MacRumors]

Every December, Apple provides its retail employees around the world with a special holiday gift to thank them for their contributions to the company and to celebrate the holiday season.

For 2016, Apple is giving each employee a T-shirt and a printed copy of the company's credo. The t-shirt is gray in color and features two circles created from what appears to be a list of all of the company's retail locations around the world.

The credo is printed on a heavy card stock and comes in a protective envelope. Apple first introduced its new six-paragraph credo in August of 2016.

We are here to enrich lives.
To help dreamers become doers,
to help passion expand human potential,
to do the best work of our lives.

AT OUR BEST

We give more than we take.
From the planet,
to the person beside us.
We become a place to belong
where everyone is welcome.
Everyone.

We draw strength from our differences.
From background and perspective
to collaboration and debate.
We are open.

We redefine expectations.
First for ourselves, then for the world.
Because we’re a little crazy.
Because "good enough" isn’t.
Because what we do says who we are.

We find courage.
To try and to fail,
to learn and to grow,
to figure out what’s next,
to imagine the unimaginable,
to do it all over again tomorrow.

AT OUR CORE

We believe our soul is our people.
People who recognize themselves
in each other.
People who shine a spotlight
only to stand outside it.
People who work to leave this world better than they found it.
People who live to enrich lives.

Apple's employee gift this year is somewhat less impressive than the gifts that have been handed out in past years. In 2015, employees were given a set of black and red urBeats headphones from the Beats by Dr. Dre product lineup and a nine-month Apple Music subscription.

In 2014, employees received an Apple-branded Incase backpack, and gifts in the years before that have included things like blankets, water bottles, hoodies, free apps, discounted iTunes gift cards, and more.

Article Link: Apple Gifts Employees With T-Shirt and Printed Credo for the Holidays

 

[duffman9000]

I'm sure the Apple store employees would prefer a cash bonus instead of a $2 t-shirt.

 

[Schizoid]

If they lose a page, will they have to pay 65 quid to get another?

 

[Bryan Bowler]

"We are here to entrench the world with dongles."

 

[Quu]

How about a bonus, do they get a bonus too or just a piece of paper with some words printed on it and a t-shirt they'll never wear unless mandated to by the company?

 

[Larry-K]

I'm sorry, I was busy vomiting.

This looks to be straight out of the Hackneyed Design/Trite Platitude Gift Set.

Always a Holiday Favorite.

 

[dannys1]

Did I beat people to a "courage" or "dongle" joke?

edit: no.

 

[Cheffy Dave]

OH WOW!
What absolute crap, How about a $250 gift card. Cheap ass BILLIONAIRES!

 

[skippermonkey]

We are here to enrich lives.
To help dreamers become doers,
to help passion expand human potential,
to do the best work of our lives.
But we simply can't be arsed to make a new Mac Pro

 

[Larry-K]

"We are here to entrench the world with dongles."

"And Make the World a Thinner Place".

 

[AppleFan91]

Whelp, further proof that Apple is losing focus and doomed. Steve would never have allowed this.

(/S)

 

[ip67]

The design resembles the shape/outline of Campus 2 lol.

 

[AndrewR23]

wow, another T shirt made in china for 1 cent. Lol

 

[hufflematt]

Nauseating, meaningless, patronising corporate ******** of the very worst kind. How utterly soul-destroying for the staff.

 

[Chupa Chupa]

Hey, it's Apple's thinnest holiday gift yet. Does it come with an Ive narrated video too?

 

[lcseds]

Amazing the company is rolling in cash thanks to their employees. Jeez, the company's employee credo and a t shirt? They are getting very open with their greed and arrogance. You think Jony is excited about his new t shirt? No, probably his six digit bonus is a tad nicer.

 

[Watertown]

Agree.
This is tone-deaf on the part of Cook.
I'd be demoralized if I had to work there.

 

[Jayhawks34]

....and it's still more than I get from my company!

 

[Urban Joe]

Where's the gift? I would be insulted if I worked there. This is obviously to hype their new billion dollar corporate headquarter building. This isn't a gift, its an insult to the tremendously hard working, underpaid people at Apple. Even as a Christmas party, party favor.... from Apple its cheap. Besides, it looks like some weird, spooky, Blair Witch occult symbol. Sorry Apple, big miss on this one. What next, are they going to bottle Jony's farts and put it on a neck dongle? Paleeze...

 

[Larry-K]

"We give more than we take"

Frankly that's more than I can take.

 

[jerry16]

So much hate over Apple giving gifts they aren't even obligated to give. Chill out people.

 

[Larry-K]

wow, another T shirt made in china for 1 cent. Lol

It's the thought that counts...

and the thought is "You're worth a couple of bucks".

 

[a.gomez]

Well that sucks. Hope they get a decent bonus.

 

[Zirel]

Shirt's ugly and also is the creed.

 

[lotzosushi]

Tim and his penny pinching strikes again. The employee gifts get cheaper every year.