Second-guessing
By Andrey Butov
So Gizmodo had this tidbit yesterday :
There are two things everyone knows about Steve Jobs. He pushes his employees to make some pretty impressive—and market-changing—products. He’s also a horrible person to work for. Now the Harvard Business Review confirms, once again, the latter. [ ... ] regularly leaves his Mercedes in a handicapped space, sometimes taking up two spaces. The pattern became so noticeable that employees, according to the article, put notes on his windshield that read, Park Different. “Jobs’ fabled attitude toward parking”, writer Leander Kahney says, “reflects his approach to business: For him, the regular rules do not apply.” That means shrouding his company in secrecy; treating his employees to tyrannical outbursts; and refusing basic accommodations that would make beautifully designed products more customer-friendly.
To which I have only one response.
When you found a company that reaches multi-billions of dollars in sales annually, and manage to keep your sanity after decades of running it, then you can comment, second-guess and criticize. Until that happens, please shut the fuck up.
[EDIT]. Too rude? OK then, read this instead.
