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by kziojzwsndppqgg 2y ago
(Digging out old alt account for reasons) I'm a former employee from the SWE org of ~13 years, left around a year ago. This is a huge problem that the company needs to address ASAP. If you're in the Apple SWE org and reading this,
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by kziojzwsndppqgg 4y ago
Can confirm, it’s a great choice. Step one, convince a FAANG/MAGMA to let you work remote at the same salary level you already have. Step two, move to an extremely cheap cost-of-living area. Step three, avoid promotion at all costs, an
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by kziojzwsndppqgg 9y ago
Nothing in public, no. Apple doesn’t talk about this stuff generally. But I know because I helped build a lot of it.
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by kziojzwsndppqgg 9y ago
Apple runs absolutely ludicrous amounts of its own storage. The idea that they use GCP for 100% of anything is insane. Saying they “use GCP for iCloud” sounds intentionally misleading... there’s a missing qualifier there. But I guess “uses
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by kziojzwsndppqgg 12y ago
> Apple used to be a lot less awful in this respect, but their design and usability was still great (arguably better than today). It's interesting that you say that because from everything I've heard talking to people I work wi
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by kziojzwsndppqgg 12y ago
I've responded elsewhere in the comments about my positive experiences (just ⌘+F) but I think the main reason people aren't typically in "public" about their role at Apple is because Apple has a secretive culture. You&#
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by kziojzwsndppqgg 12y ago
I'm not really sure that article even paints Apple in a bad light. Yeah, it talks about how much you work hard, but even just listen to them: > I mean, it’s not that it’s not fun, it’s not that it’s not fulfilling, it’s not that yo
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by kziojzwsndppqgg 12y ago
FWIW, as an Apple employee I have no idea what the hell he's talking about. I've worked here 4 years and I absolutely love. my. job. I take days off to work from home whenever I feel like it. We drink at the office on occasion.