#AppleToo receives nearly 500 stories of workplace issues in four days
The public might soon learn much more about Apple's internal work environment despite the company's best efforts to keep details of its operation under wraps.
An employee effort to organize under the AppleToo banner on Friday said it has recorded almost 500 instances of workplace discrimination and harassment since calling on current and former workers to come forward with their stories early this week.
Workers who responded to AppleToo's call have asked how to inform the press about their experiences, reports Protocol. AppleToo also plans to begin sharing employee stories on Monday after it provides guidance on contacting local authorities, according to the organization's @AppleLaborers Twitter account.
A common thread in many stories was an apparent disregard for reported complaints on the part of Apple's human resources department, AppleToo said in a tweet.
Other employees have recently spoken up about similar issues. For example, Ashley Gjovik, a senior engineering program manager -- sometimes mistakenly credited with co-founding #AppleToo. She was placed on administrative leave in August, began chronicling her run-ins with Apple on Twitter and a dedicated website. From workplace safety to sexism -- and retaliation for reporting said grievances -- Gjovik's allegations of harassment are many and varied.
AppleToo first took shape as a Discord channel created with the assistance of Apple leaker "Fudge." About 15 current and former employees organized the movement designed to shine a light on workplace harassment, discrimination, sexism, racism and other issues.
"When we press for accountability and redress to the persistent injustices we witness or experience in our workplace, we are faced with a pattern of isolation, degredation [sic], and gaslighting," a statement on the AppleToo website reads. "No more. We've exhausted all internal avenues. We've talked with our leadership. We've gone to the People team. We've escalated through Business Conduct. Nothing has changed."
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An employee effort to organize under the AppleToo banner on Friday said it has recorded almost 500 instances of workplace discrimination and harassment since calling on current and former workers to come forward with their stories early this week.
Workers who responded to AppleToo's call have asked how to inform the press about their experiences, reports Protocol. AppleToo also plans to begin sharing employee stories on Monday after it provides guidance on contacting local authorities, according to the organization's @AppleLaborers Twitter account.
A common thread in many stories was an apparent disregard for reported complaints on the part of Apple's human resources department, AppleToo said in a tweet.
Other employees have recently spoken up about similar issues. For example, Ashley Gjovik, a senior engineering program manager -- sometimes mistakenly credited with co-founding #AppleToo. She was placed on administrative leave in August, began chronicling her run-ins with Apple on Twitter and a dedicated website. From workplace safety to sexism -- and retaliation for reporting said grievances -- Gjovik's allegations of harassment are many and varied.
AppleToo first took shape as a Discord channel created with the assistance of Apple leaker "Fudge." About 15 current and former employees organized the movement designed to shine a light on workplace harassment, discrimination, sexism, racism and other issues.
"When we press for accountability and redress to the persistent injustices we witness or experience in our workplace, we are faced with a pattern of isolation, degredation [sic], and gaslighting," a statement on the AppleToo website reads. "No more. We've exhausted all internal avenues. We've talked with our leadership. We've gone to the People team. We've escalated through Business Conduct. Nothing has changed."
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Perfection isn't attainable but accountability, transparency (to a point) and procedures to deal with grievances should at least work effectively.
I suppose we'll get a better idea of how that is working over the coming months.
I will say that while I was in government, I did not have access to my psychological evaluations. I wonder if that has changed nowadays.
Plenty of workers have always had issues with their jobs. If they have the flexibility to quit, perhaps because they have highly marketable skills, a good job history, and mobility, they quit and move on to greener pastures. The seldom lob a grenade over their shoulder on their way out the door, much less, engage in a campaign of denigration and internal destruction against their current employer.
The big difference today is social media and the internet megaphone. In the past people kind of kept their complaints and grievances to themselves or to a few close friends and family. Today, they use social media and other megaphones to broadcast their complaints to the world. They somehow feel that pushing their problems into other people’s lives makes their suffering more rewarding because it gives them the attention and pity they crave.
Unfortunately, as individuals, we cannot afford to adopt everyone’s problems and suffering so we have to filter some of this stuff out. Turning up the volume using Slack is just going to rebase the noise level at which the filtering (tuning out) gets applied. Remember when it was career shattering for a public official to get caught in a single lie? Now we have public officials who’ve spewed tens of thousands of lies and we’re immune to it. At some point, it’s all noise and the signal is lost entirely.
The fact these people are saying they reported things to HR and climbed HR did not do anything, first I doubt that happen, they most likely looked into it and found the person who complained did not have the facts correct or they made something up and no one back them up. HR not taking actions would definitely put the company at risk. Most times no one knows that HR did an investagation, that never make it public since an investigation in itself can harm innocent bystanders and they do not want anyone talking about it. Complainer usually want a public statement made about their complaint and do not like it one is not made.
If the “change” you’re talking about is where an uppity self-aggrandizing employee like Gjovik can go to Twitter with a complaint like this:
”My boss respectfully asked me if I could lead meetings with slightly less aggressive tone, so more people would feel comfortable sharing their opinions. When I did, my boss thanked me afterwards for the more appropriate tone set in that meeting. What a jerk, right?! Ugh. I’m such a victim.”
and have it not recognized for what it is (a self-important, attention seeking, bitter person), then yeah- CHANGE!!
'degredation'
Saying that "it is impossible to keep everyone happy", while true, is no excuse for ignoring complaints or sweeping them under the metaphoric rug.