article over focuses on Apple & remote work. Google, Apple & Facebook prior to Covid did not support remote work. As supporter of remote work I do not agree with forcing back into the office, but depends role & business need. It is not right wing bias. It is a decision outside of politics.
You have one of these? That’s for ten years of service, working from home… I got it a couple of years ago. Stop talking out of your rear…
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And YES it is ABSOLUTELY right wing bias, and it's opposed to the values Apple themselves say they hold. I watched colleagues lose their jobs, because Apple would not accommodate disalbities that only allowed them to work from home.
As a supporter of remote work, you should know what you are talking about, before commenting... I started with Apple, as remote in 2012 with literally THOUSANDS of others. You can go on Glassdoor to corroborate.
Interesting you have a made an incorrect assumption. I worked at Apple too but in the 1990s onsite. What kind of work were you doing and was it as a contractor? I can see remote as an enabler for a diverse workforce, but not required to provide diversity.
Let’s not forget the cultural aspect. Office environments often reflect dominant workplace norms that can make minorities or marginalized employees feel out of place. Remote work gives people a chance to focus on their performance without dealing with microaggressions or biases.
Then there’s the financial strain. Marginalized communities often face higher living costs, including childcare, or even just affording professional attire. Forcing people back into the office adds unnecessary expenses that hit these groups the hardest.
Forcing people to work from an office, especially when the job doesn’t require it, really doesn’t align with DEI principles. Think about it—people with disabilities often rely on remote work because commuting or navigating an office can be a huge challenge. Why make it harder for them to succeed?
My last seven years were spent as part of their Social Media team, where I was involved in worldwide moderation for Twitter, Insta, FB, YouTube. I also moderated the Apple Support Communities.
I was also part of the beta for Chat Support, and went through many phases of that project, from one-to-one screen sharing interactions, to having to handle five consecutive chats at once.
I worked in AppleCare, I was part of the TSE pilot and why Apple now offers support complimentary instead of charging per incident fees for OOW support.
Well, we can agree to disagree on the political bias and I am happy to discuss the topic but why so angry with me? In my time at Apple remote work was not promoted in my division of Service and Tools and pre-Covid engineering remote work was not promoted at all. I worked in diagnostic engineering.
I had asked about contractor only because Apple does treat contractors differently than permanent employees and there are predominantly more remote workers in a contractor role than a permanent one in many companies.
Apple had a significant remote workforce long before COVID-19, particularly in roles like AppleCare, which included phone support, chat support, and social media teams. These teams were almost ENTIRELY remote, with thousands of workers operating from home as early as 2012.
You'e completely and unequivocally wrong, my own existence, and the existence of thousands of remote working peers that i partnered with at Apple over the past 12 years i worked there, LONG before covid proves that. Why comment, if you don't know?
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