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Steve Jobs returning to Apple comes to mind
by labrador 4y ago
Steve Jobs returning to Apple comes to mind
- mishac 4y agoSteve Job's return to Apple was not like this at all. For all his faults Jobs was never as erratic as Musk, and he never pulled stunts like causing 80% of the staff to be fired or leave, nor did he ever lock the buildings in Cupertino.
- itsdrewmiller 4y agoWhat did Steve Jobs do? He wasn't even at the company for half the layoffs that happened, and wasn't CEO until they were over. He killed some boondoggles 6 months after being formally named CEO (and over a year after NEXT was acquired).
- labrador 4y agoLooks like I'm not the only one who made the association: David Heinemeier Hansson November 5, 2022 Apple fired 4,100 when Steve Jobs returned in 1997 https://world.hey.com/dhh/apple-fired-4-100-when-steve-jobs-returned-in-1997-57ed6bc6
- itsdrewmiller 4y agoI'd encourage you to read the source he cites in that blog post - it's clearly very, very different from what Musk is doing.
- labrador 4y agoSorry, it was the best I could come up with
- theCrowing 4y agoA broken clock is also right two times a day.
- yborg 4y agoThat was ~30% of Apple's staff at the time.
- gscott 4y agoAnd I think they were on the edge of Bankruptcy
- heartbreak 4y agoDHH would know a thing or two about pissing off half your employees overnight.
- microtherion 4y agoJobs had his rough edges, but Musk makes him look like the voice of reason, patience, and tact. And, importantly, while Jobs had strong opinions, he was often willing to let them be challenged, and to be convinced to change his mind.