Apple Procurement VP Departs Company After Vulgar TikTok Comment

[bpeeps]

The guy was at a car show, NOT at a company event or representing Apple and he was quoting a movie?

I dont get why people give a ****.

High ranking executives always represent the companies they work for, on or off the clock. If Tim Cook said something like this he'd be rightfully lambasted even more. But he's smart enough to keep his personal life private as he understands the weight of his role at Apple.

 

[I7guy]

Terrible representation of Apple.

Terrible representation of himself.

 

[dannyyankou]

Lots of companies have social media policies

 

[WestonHarvey1]

The guy was at a car show, NOT at a company event or representing Apple and he was quoting a movie?

I dont get why people give a ****.

When you work for Apple, you don't get to be yourself in or out of the office. That's just the way it goes. You have to be the kind of person that enjoys "Ted Lasso" and walk around with a blank Tim Cook expression on your face at all times. You have to think that ketchup is spicy.

Being fired is probably a relief for this guy.

 

[WestonHarvey1]

While he was being sarcastic, I am sure deep down that's who the guy is. What a douchebag. lol
That said the guy being punished by it, is stupid. We live in a world that if you do anything it has a great chance offending someone and the mob will censor you or demand an apology. This gotta stop because the backlash is going to be very real.

I would totally hang out with him. I am a douchebag. Douchebags are fun. I cannot suffer a bore.

 

[timber]

The always underappreciated lost art of keeping your mouth shut...

And also not knowing that there's no such thing as private Social Media.

But somehow I know he will land on his two feet.

 

[Alchemist]

Rightly shown the door. If he wants to talk like that in the privacy of his own home then that is his right. However he’s an Apple exec and talking like this in public brings the company into bad repute. I admire Apple for being decisive with stuff like this.

Here in the UK our Government staggers from one appaling sleaze scandal to the next yet no heads roll. The up shot? Corruption is now endemic. I’m glad to see a company I admire standing by its principles and kicking this goon into the long grass.

 

[George Dawes]

I've got several lamborghini's, maserati's and the odd bugatti

 

[ScholarsInk]

When I started reading the article the comment sounded creepy. After seeing that it’s a misremembered reference to a movie, this seems unfair.

 

[Htsi]

Too many butthurt people around. It’s not offensive jeez

 

[stevet]

what is going on in this world that you can make a reference to a movie and lose your job.

 

[Chevysales]

Like an English gentleman wearing his flag shirt.

Except one he's not English and two its not a flag shirt.

 

[vegetassj4]

How many people actually get the movie reference without having to read an article about it?

vs.

How many people view the TikTok, get offended and cost Apple revenue?

It's not necessarily that he got 'canceled' for a movie quote. People get fired for doing innocent, but dumb things all of the time, eg. conduct unbecoming, and non-disparagement clauses. Doing something silly, stupid, crass, etc could be covered. The stupid thing in this case would be not realizing the controversy this would stir up. (what % of people would know it's a joke, etc.). Additionally, we don't know if he had any other 'strikes' on his record prior to this.

 

[Stromos]

Rightly shown the door. If he wants to talk like that in the privacy of his own home then that is his right. However he’s an Apple exec and talking like this in public brings the company into bad repute. I admire Apple for being decisive with stuff like this.

Here in the UK our Government staggers from one appaling sleaze scandal to the next yet no heads roll. The up shot? Corruption is now endemic. I’m glad to see a company I admire standing by its principles and kicking this goon into the long grass.

Yes quoting old movies is unacceptable in 2022. Get woke everyone!

 

[diego.caraballo]

For people here commenting about the guy being a douchebag (a person that you never met): it was perfectly useful for Apple as a douchebag while working for them. But now we need to act as offended and fire him.

He probably used a even more “vulgar” language when talking about Qualcomm and others. But that was perfectly fine then.

That false morality only for the show makes me sick.

 

[TinyMito]

Pretty sure this also affect Apple's employee how they view their high-ranking management.

 

[tomtad]

Obnoxious

And why the hell is he wearing a Union Jack?

 

[WWPD]

I guess we are reverting back to being Puritans, stupid to say but not a fireable offense imo.

 

[miamialley]

Cars cannot be rich.

 

[Chevysales]

I don’t think that was a joke. He was just rubbing it in. Looking down on people surrounding you so not much of a joke. There’s a huge difference.

of course you don't.

 

[t0rqx]

The true faces of current Apple employees. This is exactly the reason why this company is going downhill as it is doing now. This is exactly the reason they are banned for doing TikToks cause they know the toxic personalities in the company.

 

[boast]

Oh God, the inhumanity!

 

[mikethemartian]

The fact Apple charges us premium prices and pays the people like him on a higher salary… come on! That’s just wrong!

I’m not defending the guy. I was just saying that he probably spoke that way all the time even in the office and it was only when he was caught on video did anyone at Apple do anything about it. Of course it is possible that he conducted himself as an angel while on the job and only joked like that while on his own time but my guess would be he probably joked like that all the time.

 

[gugy]

I would totally hang out with him. I am a douchebag. Douchebags are fun. I cannot suffer a bore.

Sure, some douchebags can be very entertaining. lol

 

[maxoakland]

Terrible representation of Apple.

It’s telling that they were OK with it until it was public. You know everyone who worked with him had to endure this kind of talk