Comments on: Rumor: 800 Apple Employees Out of iJob http://cybernetnews.com/rumor-800-apple-employees-out-of-ijob/ Technology News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:18:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/rumor-800-apple-employees-out-of-ijob/comment-page-1/#comment-119757 Ashley Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:21:41 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/22/rumor-800-apple-employees-out-of-ijob/#comment-119757 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-119716">kiltboy wrote:</a><blockquote> On the other hand, perhaps Apple was looking for a way to get rid of a bunch of people (why they would need to, I have no idea) and this was a way for them to do it and save gobs of money on severance… (okay, so maybe I’m a bit of a conspiracy theorist LOL).</blockquote></div> That's a good way to look at it -- they were weeding out their staff (although I'm sure they would prefer not to have to do this) and getting rid of the "bad apples" before the holiday season. kiltboy wrote:

On the other hand, perhaps Apple was looking for a way to get rid of a bunch of people (why they would need to, I have no idea) and this was a way for them to do it and save gobs of money on severance… (okay, so maybe I’m a bit of a conspiracy theorist LOL).

That’s a good way to look at it — they were weeding out their staff (although I’m sure they would prefer not to have to do this) and getting rid of the “bad apples” before the holiday season.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/rumor-800-apple-employees-out-of-ijob/comment-page-1/#comment-119750 Ryan Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:13:46 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/22/rumor-800-apple-employees-out-of-ijob/#comment-119750 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-119716" rel="nofollow">kiltboy wrote:</a><blockquote>On the other hand, perhaps Apple was looking for a way to get rid of a bunch of people (why they would need to, I have no idea) and this was a way for them to do it and save gobs of money on severance… (okay, so maybe I’m a bit of a conspiracy theorist LOL).</blockquote></div> I'm not so sure about that, but they definitely don't want people working for them who have capitalized on the generosity of the company. kiltboy wrote:
On the other hand, perhaps Apple was looking for a way to get rid of a bunch of people (why they would need to, I have no idea) and this was a way for them to do it and save gobs of money on severance… (okay, so maybe I’m a bit of a conspiracy theorist LOL).

I’m not so sure about that, but they definitely don’t want people working for them who have capitalized on the generosity of the company.

]]> By: kiltboy http://cybernetnews.com/rumor-800-apple-employees-out-of-ijob/comment-page-1/#comment-119716 kiltboy Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:40:54 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/22/rumor-800-apple-employees-out-of-ijob/#comment-119716 Kudos to Steve Jobs for doing this! I hope it was worth the $100 for all these people. Maybe they can use the $100 at Kinkos for photocopying resumes. :mrgreen: How can you work for a big technology company like Apple and not even be slightly suspicious that Big Brother might be watching you? On the other hand, perhaps Apple was looking for a way to get rid of a bunch of people (why they would need to, I have no idea) and this was a way for them to do it and save gobs of money on severance... (okay, so maybe I'm a bit of a conspiracy theorist LOL). Kudos to Steve Jobs for doing this! I hope it was worth the $100 for all these people. Maybe they can use the $100 at Kinkos for photocopying resumes. :mrgreen: How can you work for a big technology company like Apple and not even be slightly suspicious that Big Brother might be watching you?

On the other hand, perhaps Apple was looking for a way to get rid of a bunch of people (why they would need to, I have no idea) and this was a way for them to do it and save gobs of money on severance… (okay, so maybe I’m a bit of a conspiracy theorist LOL).

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