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> I was in a lot of meetings with VPs whose tasteless suggestions were shut down immediately with the usual Steve critiques attached. Was it common for lower-l
by lapcat 1y ago
> I was in a lot of meetings with VPs whose tasteless suggestions were shut down immediately with the usual Steve critiques attached.
Was it common for lower-level employees to take part in C-suite meetings and arguments?
- pests 1y agoSounds like he’s been around awhile, might not be as lower-level as you think.
- diskzero 1y agoApple was fairly flat under Steve and meetings could have a fair number of interested parties involved. I can recall numerous weekly UI meetings with several of the people listed above there. Also note that Jony, Eddy and others weren’t always high level. Steve handed out his harsh comments regardless of concern for your level. Steve was a micromanager and was involved in anything that the user came in contact with and more. To directly address your question, the answer was yes in that if you developed a feature, a demo, or anything Steve wanted to see, you would end up in a forum with a bunch a various levels of employees. Thinking of C suite meetings happening when Steve was around cracks me up. Steve was always on the move, making edicts, rejecting things, walking into offices, having lunch with people, etc. There was no Jira, Confluence, Agile or any of that. It was a fight to ship by an imposed date or die trying.