unknownorigin

did i miss something? i thought they recently had a ton of layoffs in their “channel retail” sector and i could’ve sworn appleinsider reported on it…

for reference:
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/20/layoffs-in-some-of-apples-retail-channels-have-begun

I commented before on an article from AI regarding Apple employees’ demands for certain things. In it I stated that they have the right to ask for better pay, better benefits, and better work environments - including part timers. This time, I’d like to say this is just stupid. Listen, I’m all for employees fighting for their rights and jumping ship to other companies if they don’t get what they want at their current workplace. However, I think demanding a $30/hour pay rate regardless of your job, skills, qualifications, etc is just ludicrous. There’s a difference between fighting for your rights and better benefits and just being greedy for zero effort. In my honest opinion, and as a former Apple employee, no other company does this. Sure we can argue all day that Apple isn’t “any other company” or that they’re a trillion dollar company with so much cash in the bank they literally don’t know what to do with it, but I’d rather Apple employees worked on commission. That way, people with the skills and qualifications to earn more, will earn more while those who are just slackers and don’t want to do crap yet get a paycheck regardless of their performance will earn less. In my opinion getting paid hourly is a trend that should be obliterated. Because I can work 80 hours per pay period yet only make $2000 while someone else working on commission can work 60 hours yet make $5000. Having a regular Sales Specialist earn $30/hour while managers in other retail stores make $15-$20/hour is a joke. I honestly think everyone who’s behind the unionizing efforts at Apple have no clue wth they’re even doing or what they even want. They need to have priorities. Otherwise they will fail. 

I literally had to make an account to type this comment cause all the other comments on here are just… wow! People really don’t give a crap about each other anymore do they? For all those on here calling to “fire every one of them” why don’t y’all do your research before you go on your computer and type out nonsense comments not knowing what you’re talking about or being in their shoes? It seems to me you all are the entitled ones that expect everything to be done for them no matter the cost or consequences to others. That’s what happens when you have a capitalist economy with no oversight or consequences for multi-billion dollar companies that nickel and dime their employees - who by the way, if they didn’t have these employees they wouldn’t continue to be in business or successful. Asking for part-time benefits when the majority of the retail workforce is part-time is not asking for too much, it’s asking for the bare minimum. In fact apple is a multi-trillion dollar company that can easily afford to give all employees some level of benefits. Hell even best buy gives part-time employees PTO - sure it’s not much, but Apple’s profits+revenue far outweigh any other retail or tech company in the world let alone America. So while you continue defending a multi-trillion dollar company that is literally squeezing their workforce dry with ZERO additional benefits, hazard pay, or protections (let’s not forget all the other illegal labor they’re part of in China) just for the sake of the “customer” (see: profits and shareholders) - the people who actually understand these issues and feel for these people will continue to support the movement for EVERY EMPLOYEE at EVERY COMPANY to stand up for their right; cause guess what? People don’t have to settle anymore. There are literally hundreds of other companies that will gladly take anyone who has Apple on their resume. Apple isn’t the Eden of workplaces. It is not the savior of the people. It’s a company. That only cares about their bottom line. And the employees that enable that bottom line deserve more respect and benefits and not fearing for their lives whenever they go to their stores and a customer refuses to wear a mask and causes a scene. I bet none of you commenters on here ever experienced that kind of risk and desperation between needing money and work and standing up for your rights.