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Several App Store Employees Fired in China for Accepting Free Meals and Nightclub Trips From Developers
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I guess they have to be really dumb, or bad at it? Maybe it was a sting operation? 😂
They were fired for accepting such insulting low-ball bribes--free meals and nightclub outings? Anything less than 70,000 yuan (~$10K) is below Apple's standards.😏
Probably posted photos of themselves on their social media accounts
Oh yes sure, it’s widely known that Apple employees are paid so bad they need to accept bribes to survive /ironyoff
employees didn't follow Apple guidelines, and they were fired.
nothing to do with moral police, what they did was wrong.
doesn't matter who does it.
people don't care about how much they are paid, people are greedy, they just want more.
This is partially the cause of so many western companies’ failure in penetrating Asian market.
so western companies should make different business conduct rules for asian employees ?
taking bribes is ok, getting favors from vendors is ok ?
US government can prosecute American companies even if they did something illegal in Asia.
Campaign contributions is not a bribe as long as they keep the records and use that money for just campaign activities.
Lot of politicians were prosecuted for not following the rules.
taking favors and bribe is not cultural thing.
it is just wrong no matter where it happens.
Was about to say does Apple have terms of co fiction interest training and does it even exist nor mentioned in that region of the world? Also I've heard this is how business is done in Japan back in the 90's but I'm not certain.
Maybe you just haven't been offered a big enough bribe yet ? 🤔
I’m not a fan of Apple management since the passing of Steve Jobs. However, I have to give kudos to Apple for keeping it professional. 👍
Ah, thats not very nice is it, see all the things Tim has done for the environment, the world and stuff etc and more stuff and things 🤔
They don't work for Apple!Yeah, but American politicians do it all the time. It’s called ‘lobbying’.
Fun fact: Until the early 2000s paying bribes in Germany could have been deducted from your (company’s) taxes 😂
So, will Apple ban the companies and developers involved?!
If not, then they really aren't upholding a code of conduct…
The rule of law and accountability should to all — little fish, big fish, employees, and, especially, the companies doing the bribing, corrupting, enticing, and norm violating.
Surprised no one mentioned that…
If not, then they really aren't upholding a code of conduct…
The rule of law and accountability should to all — little fish, big fish, employees, and, especially, the companies doing the bribing, corrupting, enticing, and norm violating.
Surprised no one mentioned that…
No one's claiming it is right.
It's just another prevailent business practice like giving bribes to expedite renewal of approved driver's license or a passport.
This is how business is done in the East. It doesn’t necessarily reek of corruption, it’s a different culture entirely, dont throw your sense of morality into the mix.
Far be it for me, a laowai to wade into Chinese culture but I will say there is something to the concept of what western logic sees as corruption as being integral to Chinese business:
Guanxi is something that’s important in-so-much as people often feel the need to trust each other by knowing them in a social context before trusting them in a business context. Of course Chinese companies know full well that westerners don’t see / understand / like this kind of mixing of business and pleasure so tend not to try and engage in it.
I’m not saying that’s what happened here, it certainly looks like more straightforward as a local Apple employee having a good night at the expense of a dev trying to get their app fast-tracked. They should have known to keep it quiet though since any other local employees also know this doesn’t fly in a company like Apple and would happily get the coworker sacked by telling their oblivious laowai manager.
Guanxi is something that’s important in-so-much as people often feel the need to trust each other by knowing them in a social context before trusting them in a business context. Of course Chinese companies know full well that westerners don’t see / understand / like this kind of mixing of business and pleasure so tend not to try and engage in it.
I’m not saying that’s what happened here, it certainly looks like more straightforward as a local Apple employee having a good night at the expense of a dev trying to get their app fast-tracked. They should have known to keep it quiet though since any other local employees also know this doesn’t fly in a company like Apple and would happily get the coworker sacked by telling their oblivious laowai manager.