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siretman said:

StrangeDays said:

A segment with filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow...now why is that name familiar 😎

She is the Academy award winner director of Hurt Locker as well as the ex-wife of James Cameron the director of Titanic and Avatar. 

Fred257 said:

I’m going to trade in my iPhone mini for an iPhone SE.  I’m tired of Face ID not working with my mask.  Not only that but the only thing that’s nicer about the mini compared to my first iPhone SE is the camera.  Everything else runs at exactly the same speed.  I will never upgrade to a newer iPhone ever again.  This thing is five generations past my first gen SE and it’s as slow as a dead skunk 

I never understood why some folks just accept a device not operating normally as something to stew on and just deal with?  Now iPhone runs like shit I am making an appointment that day for a replacement.

genovelle said:

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s.metcalf said:

What she describes sounds (unfortunately) typical of most corporates and is very believable.  I can imagine working for an employer that has such a comprehensive—even overwhelming—employee monitoring capability, and an internal crack squadron of “ threat officers” (the so-called Apple Police) would be stressful, even without employer problems.  You’d want to consider that when negotiating a salary with Apple, that’s for sure.

Not convinced airing your grievances on Twitter is the right approach, however.

I worked for Apple a total of 5 weeks as an iOS At Home Advisor (phone tech support). Four weeks of that was training which was great. The actual work was too stressful and I had to quit. One factor was the shocking amount of monitoring they did on me while I worked. One time after a call, I was doing the cleanup (notes etc.) and I heard a voice calling my name. A window opened on my iMac and my manager appeared wanting to know why I was taking so long. I was not used to that sort of oversight. Every employer I had ever had in my life gave me the responsibility to get the work done without someone standing over me. There were a lot of rules including shutting off the iMac  when done working and not using it for anything until the next shift. Even if it was related to my work, like checking my schedule for example, was not allowed. Plus then there was this whole complex system of demerits you got for being late, or going to a doctor's appointment or anything else related to life in general. None of this is unique to Apple of course, but it is alien to me. At age 64 and retired, I do feel very sorry for people stuck in this sort or corporate gulag. I could not do it and won't even entertain the thought of working for a large corporation ever again.

You certainly have a lot to say after one whole week on the job. I've used Apple support for nearly 3 decades and without exception, all support personnel spent however much time was necessary (sometimes days!) to resolve my issue. During this time it wasn't unusual for me to have casual conversation with them. Given how many of them sincerely loved their job at Apple (many of whom had worked there for ages), I have to wonder about this one-week-wonder.

I literally called them last week and was on the phone for a good while resolving an issue. Parts of the conversation was about hurricane Ida that had just hit us and there was no sense she was on the clock. At all. 

jgreg728 said:

Apple needs to produce a better entry level option for their TV box hardware. I don't care how much better Apple TVs are to use than Rokus and Fire Sticks. The fact is that their hardware would be doing SO MUCH BETTER in its market if entry level pricing wasn't $150 for something that isn't even capable of 4K.

michelb76 said:

Nonsense, but look at his views. He's doing well being amplified by rumor sites lapping it up.

He a well known Apple fan and his leaks are around 75% accurate. There have been multiple products he has been dead on about in the last year alone Airtags, M1 iMac and Beats Studio to name a few. I would certainly not dismiss his claims as nonsense.. We shall see next year I guess?