It seemed to get rid of dead wood. I'm still not sure why. My guess would be that, those people who were no longer growing at Apple, after six consecutive week

It seemed to get rid of dead wood. I'm still not sure why. My guess would be that, those people who were no longer growing at Apple, after six consecutive weeks off, filling their mind with things other than working at Apple, realized they had stagnated and figured out something else to do. It's much easier to have perspective on a situation after spending a significant period of time away from it.