viewfromthemountain.typepad.com — Another interesting thing that was crystal clear at Apple was that the level of paranoia was directly related to the closeness to the top floor at One Infinite Loop. I remember coming over to Steve's floor to pick up an executive VP for a briefing. He quickly suggested a route off the floor that didn't go in front of Steve's office
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askldjdOct 28, 2006
The review seems to expose a slightly darker side of Apple itself."It's not a place for people looking for a structured career or one where you can expect the company to groom you for anything but possible early retirement if you get out of line."It was a very interesting read. Dugg.
mummeyOct 28, 2006
"This evolved into a very successful strategy for me, listen a lot, promise only what you can deliver, and absolutely deliver what you promise and more. While you're at it, it helps to communicate a lot so that no one ends up in the dark. This works for employees, managers, and customers."Seems pretty obvious to me...
iworkatappleOct 28, 2006
Hmm. So this guy's writing from a sales-manager point of view, from what I can tell. As mentioned in my username, I work there right now, and I don't see it the same way. I'm on the engineering side of things rather than sales - perhaps that's the difference.The team I work with is pretty darn cohesive, and it's (relatively speaking) a big team. The management structure is obvious, and the chain-of-command is respected (in other words, directors/VP's word is as law :). On the other hand, I have no problems walking up to my director or VP and speaking my mind on something I disagree with. This is encouraged and I expect my team to do the same thing with me.I dunno - what he's saying just seems at-odds with the reality of my working life. Perhaps it's different in sales... I think what he says about "not many people volunteer to leave Apple" is true though. It's one of the best places I've ever worked...
nsresponderOct 28, 2006
He's a former field sales guy, who apparently left the company on less than perfectly cordial terms. It seems that he holds some kind of grudge against Apple's current management, which is also not uncommon among those who predate the company's recovery from nearly going belly-up under the "do whatever the hell you want" policy of Steve's predecessors.-jcr