He should delegate.
80 is too much and the results could be better.
80 is too much and the results could be better.
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Apple's Phil Schiller Works 80 Hours a Week Overseeing App Store
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Oh yeah 80 hours a week. What’s Apple trying to impress us here? And given their usual secrecy, do they count all the hours Phil Schiller awake as working regardless of what he is doing? Yeah we don’t know. 🤷
Despite unlimited growth was, is, and will forever be a hoax with finite resources. Those shareholders should’ve know any company can’t grow forever. But greed, yeah, fear of losing dividends and greed.
The key is that he works on tasks in Parallel, so working on two subjects at the same time for 8 hours is actually 16 hours. In my estimate he can work on 5 subjects at a time, which would equal 5*8hrs per day*7 days/week = 280 hours per week.
The App Store needs new blood. Apple needs new blood. Schiller and Cue need to retire.
You know in some of those professions there is a huge number of people who either have, or end up with health crisis. Taking drugs, taking risks... falling asleep on the job. Just hope that one of those people isn't operating on you...
It's why more and more businesses are becoming strict on working hours... and gaps between shifts. One accident and not only is someone's, or peoples, life in danger... but you have the law come down on you. That could end a career or business.
Can’t say the man is lazy. Poor guy is going to work himself into an early grave if he’s not careful. Thanks for keeping the App Store healthy, Phil!
He's doing it wrong. I do about a 20 hour week and most of that is napping on zoom calls, occasionally coming up with something insightful or ****-posting on Macrumors. I haven't been in the office for half a decade either.
Sounds like hell. I may never make even close as much money but I appreciate my 35 hours week and 32 vacation days with unlimited sick days and 14 or so public holidays
80 hours a week is not sustainable. Something or someone will suffer.
This has to be the same kind of "creative calculating" where they say that the dollar value of what Phil does for Apple equates to what most others in his kind of position would add in value if they worked 80 hours per week.
Something abstract and out of touch like that.
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So basically, he's underpaid at probably something like $20000/hour rather than his true value if he worked 40 hours a week at $40000/hour?
How can so many posters fail to read and comprehend a simple article? He did retire, He's not running the department, He works those hours because he wants to. Those that say no one should work that long, should be thankful there are, because they support your fluffy lifestyle. Not to mention save your life. Medical and trauma employees would love only 80 hours.
Yes lots of people work that much and more in worse conditions. This article isn't about them. Write one and submit it if you care that much about whataboutism.
Oh, how shameful, a multi-hundred millionaire has to work for his paycheck? Oh....let me play the small violin....
NOT!!!!
He could've easily retired and spent his days resting and relaxing, but he decided to stay on the job, so yeah, let him work, it's part of his job description.
NOT!!!!
He could've easily retired and spent his days resting and relaxing, but he decided to stay on the job, so yeah, let him work, it's part of his job description.
"works 80 hours a week"
But what does that work entail? I'd argue that Schiller's definition of "work" is very different than the work literally any person posting on this forum does. Hint: it's mainly breakfast, lunch, and dinner meetings with other rich people.
But what does that work entail? I'd argue that Schiller's definition of "work" is very different than the work literally any person posting on this forum does. Hint: it's mainly breakfast, lunch, and dinner meetings with other rich people.
A bizarre take. Working long hours doesn’t make you bad at your job. Many top businesspeople work many hours because they’re involved in so much, and because they feel personally invested in the work, as opposed to bitter wage workers who think work is a simple burden until they can live their ”real life” after they clock out. It’s not a bad thing to believe in your work, believe in the quality of your work, and not resent your work. If more people would choose to be less cynical about their work, they might be happier, even if they have to put in long hours. This is not to say that some people don’t work in truly miserable jobs, but in modern societies….many people are just cynical and bitter despite the modern comforts and conveniences they enjoy as a result of their work. Many people lack perspective.