>> but you only get held to account if you are subject to some attention.
I agree 100%.
I was sales for a long time before getting out and going the developer route.
As a sales person, you're constantly pushing the line and boundaries, but once you get one someone's radar (whatever level of management that is) then you get back on the straight and narrow pretty fast or you're on your way out.
To me, it sounds an awful lot like he got on someone's radar and instead of jumping back on the straight narrow, continued to push the line and finally got caught and they axed him.
It's so hard to fire someone from a corporate gig these days. You never have just once chance and they "investigate" and then you're let go. There are multiple warnings, write-ups, PIP's until HR has enough documentation to fire you if you continue to screw up.
Clearly, this wasn't his first run in with the Apple HR team.
> "You never have just once chance and they 'investigate' and then you're let go."
That is absolutely untrue. I know of very many such events.
In order to hold them to account, you need to be able to give up the severence allowance. They can easily tell from your credit report whether you can, and choose accordingly.
It is very easy to believe this was the first run-in. Furthermore, the HN CoC requires that you presume so.
I agree 100%.
I was sales for a long time before getting out and going the developer route.
As a sales person, you're constantly pushing the line and boundaries, but once you get one someone's radar (whatever level of management that is) then you get back on the straight and narrow pretty fast or you're on your way out.
To me, it sounds an awful lot like he got on someone's radar and instead of jumping back on the straight narrow, continued to push the line and finally got caught and they axed him.
It's so hard to fire someone from a corporate gig these days. You never have just once chance and they "investigate" and then you're let go. There are multiple warnings, write-ups, PIP's until HR has enough documentation to fire you if you continue to screw up.
Clearly, this wasn't his first run in with the Apple HR team.