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New Report Delves Into Poor Working Conditions at an Apple Maps 'Black Site'
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Welcome to an average work place in America.
People are treated like crap. Nothing new or extraordinary here.
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Aren’t you being a little too selective with your arrogant comments?
People are treated like crap. Nothing new or extraordinary here.
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How about not being able to use the same restrooms as Apple employees and having to wait in line to use a restroom?understocked vending machines? Oh the humanity!
Slow news day?
Aren’t you being a little too selective with your arrogant comments?
That’s actually one thing they weren’t allowed to do (the Apple mention). I agree entirely about moving onto a new role.
Yes it is. If I wasn't happy with my working conditions or employer I'd go & work somewhere else. Anyone can do it.
Oh no, not gray badges. Wait until they’re required to dye their heads purple and wear figure skates to work for quick differentiation from the Apple employees.
I was once interviewed for Apple as an engineer. This was the worst ever experience with the guy on the other end being a complete and utter jerk, telling me I should feel so lucky to get a call from them because they are Apple! This was the height of arrogance I’d ever experienced in my life during an interview.
I told them I wasn’t interested in proceeding because of that attitude. I love(ed) Apple products, but I would never work for Apple. The place is packed with A-type ******s.
I also interviewed for Google for a similar position on site in Mountain View, and that was the best interview experience in my life. That was 10 and 12 years ago.
I told them I wasn’t interested in proceeding because of that attitude. I love(ed) Apple products, but I would never work for Apple. The place is packed with A-type ******s.
I also interviewed for Google for a similar position on site in Mountain View, and that was the best interview experience in my life. That was 10 and 12 years ago.
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Can't read? They are timing how long you are away from your computer and taking it against you.
Interesting - the folks on here saying,"Just get another job.", are right in there with the same folks who say, "Buy some other product.", if you complain about Apple's design and QC issues of late. If Apple condones this kind of treatment by contractors in the U.S., just imagine what must go on in China, where most of their products are manufactured. To read this kind of stuff combined with all the social platitudes enunciated by Apple's leadership is a bit much. Asking a company to stock vending machines, provide adequate restroom facilities, and refrain from excessive monitoring of employees isn't out of line. These are people, not cattle. These sorts of conditions are cause for a new labor movement. The demise of labor unions, which began under Reagan nearly 40 years ago, has led to the current predicament rampant among corporations - lousy working conditions, low benefits, low pay. But yeah, just get another job.
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That's a machine containing food which you can purchase with what little money you make from companies like this. If you aren't going to stock it, why put it there?
Yikes. Time to look for a new job, I think, unless you enjoy the abuse...?
Working for a subcontractor always sucks. Period. This are Interims Jobs until you find something better.
Yes Apple should demand better work conditions as this leads to higher quality of the product. But it will still suck to not be in the main company.
Take the job only if you have to and then leave ASAP. The job market is fairly good right now so leave and increase you job skills.
Yes Apple should demand better work conditions as this leads to higher quality of the product. But it will still suck to not be in the main company.
Take the job only if you have to and then leave ASAP. The job market is fairly good right now so leave and increase you job skills.
I live and work in right-to-work states (no union). I can be fired because they don't like my haircut. (not a member of a protected class) I've been through 7 layoffs over my 33 years at the company I work for. I am not in management. My working life is filled with the fear of being fired on any given day. I don't have anything on or in my desk that I would want back. When I'm fired I will leave and not have to go back to get anything from my desk. I don't know if this is the toxicity you're talking about but it's been a part of my working life since day one.
Almost ANY job in a right to work state can be fired at will. How quickly we confuse niceties with rights.
no doubt this is not an isolated incident. i would pretty much say this is standard procedure at places that contract workers for apple. bait them in with the promise of working for apple, then they can literally mis treat them however they choose. kinda similar to my current job, actually.
I agree. I'm not a fan of the black or white "Take it or leave it" mentality. I also don't like how so many things are "How bad can we make it before we get in trouble?" The employees and employers should get some courage and try to make the conditions better. Obviously, just quitting & hiring new people isn't going to change things.
“How bad is this, be honest. Is this Windows Vista bad? It’s not iPhone 4 bad, is it? ****. Don’t tell me this is Zune bad.”
“I’m sorry Gavin. It’s Apple Maps bad.”
“I’m sorry Gavin. It’s Apple Maps bad.”
At my last job our best vending option was bugles, only drinks were tap water and cheap coffee. I had to pay for parking that was 4 blocks away and we only had one “employee entrance”. That is just normal non-perk working conditions. If people are targeting aggressive on LinkedIn don’t open the message or block the person. These seem more like privileged complaints then real problems.
In 30 years I have never worked for a company that did not act like this. And yet we don't have the will in this country to do anything about it.
Pretty grim that corporate advertising and influence in education results in some many members siding with this company and repeating the mantra that you are lucky to have a job. Depressing how many non-Americans are starting to repeat and believe that vile nonsense as well.