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Apple Is Reportedly Giving Its Retail Workers Raises to Make Sure They Don’t Leave
In the era of the Great Resignation and a tighter labour market, it’s common sense to have companies review and increase the benefits they offer their workers, especially when that company is the most valuable one in the world.
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Legendary Apple Engineer Gets Rejected For Genius Bar Job
This weekend’s New York Times op-ed about the ageism people over 50 face in the workplace includes a charming anecdote via JK Scheinberg, the esteemed Apple engineer who got Mac OS running on Intel processors.
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I Ditched My iPhone And Spent Three Months With Android
For five straight years, I spent an inordinate amount of time staring at the screen of an iPhone. I’m not alone in that, but I am usually quick to buy new models and even quicker to download new operating system updates. Perhaps I’m a little too quick, because earlier this year my enthusiasm got the…
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Chinese Scalpers Created A Black Market For Genius Bar Appointments
The Apple Store is a hectic place in China, so hectic that if you try to go in for a repair without an appointment, you can expect to wait all day. No big deal. This is what the black market for Genius Bar appointments is for.