Jobs is an effective leader. But here's an innocent question from my inexperienced 20-year-old self: I wonder, how many marriages or families in general have been torn apart as a result of Apple's highly driven environment?
If your manager is asking you to work harder, it's easy to forget work-life balance. Sometimes, it even feels good when your manager requests you work late. I once almost became addicted to the feeling of "being heroic", which caused rather severe problems in other aspects of my life.
As far as I've heard, Apple engineers put in a lot of overtime. All that said, are the results worth the pain? Is it worth it to build fantastic products at the expense of others?
I don't know. Personally, I'd say "yes", because nobody is being forced to work for Apple. But it's easy for a company to become somewhat evil by pushing that logic too far.
I'd agree and say yes. The sorts of people who are attracted to Apple are the sorts of people I'd bet thrive in that hellish environment. The people who don't feel that way don't have to work there.
If your manager is asking you to work harder, it's easy to forget work-life balance. Sometimes, it even feels good when your manager requests you work late. I once almost became addicted to the feeling of "being heroic", which caused rather severe problems in other aspects of my life.
As far as I've heard, Apple engineers put in a lot of overtime. All that said, are the results worth the pain? Is it worth it to build fantastic products at the expense of others?
I don't know. Personally, I'd say "yes", because nobody is being forced to work for Apple. But it's easy for a company to become somewhat evil by pushing that logic too far.