If the story is accurate, then what's the point of exposing the poor sod's name?
What purpose does that serve? The guy's obviously had a rough week; why pile on and make it worse?
It's likely that he's going to be terminated (from his employment, not physically), if he hasn't been already. I'm sure there's some "handling company materials" guideline or somesuch on the books at Apple that will be enforced.
Granted he's had a bad week, but it's also generated a reasonable degree of sympathy for the guy. I'd be surprised if Apple would want to court the bad publicity it would bring by firing the guy.
Make a mistake at Apple? Get fired? Doesn't come over well, especially when the public can now put a name and a face to him.
An anonymous engineer would have been easy to let go. This might just have saved his bacon.
Steve Never Forgets. Especially when you Ruin Steve's party.
If I was that guy and I didn't get fired over this I would be resigning because I guarantee that Apple would make my job such a living hell that I wouldn't fear Satan anymore because I would have first hand experience going in.
If this is true, I am happy I don't work for Apple because I would have to resign with this guy if such a unlucky mishap would be deemed more important than whatever the guy contributes to the company. Luckily for Apple you guys here don't work for Apple. If this is a firing offense in your book, I congratulate you with your self-created helll in whereever you do work.
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What's the point? (Score:5, Insightful)
You know, I find that completely over-the-top.
If the story is accurate, then what's the point of exposing the poor sod's name?
What purpose does that serve? The guy's obviously had a rough week; why pile on and make it worse?
It's likely that he's going to be terminated (from his employment, not physically), if he hasn't been already. I'm sure there's some "handling company materials" guideline or somesuch on the books at Apple that will be enforced.
So why expose him publicly?
I don't get it. This just seem
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Make a mistake at Apple? Get fired? Doesn't come over well, especially when the public can now put a name and a face to him.
An anonymous engineer would have been easy to let go. This might just have saved his bacon.
Re:What's the point? (Score:3, Insightful)
Steve Never Forgets. Especially when you Ruin Steve's party.
If I was that guy and I didn't get fired over this I would be resigning because I guarantee that Apple would make my job such a living hell that I wouldn't fear Satan anymore because I would have first hand experience going in.
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