Current version by: mayer
Title:
Isn't iFixit Glad it's not like Apple
Text:
- | Since the majority of the questions on iFixit are answered by old men with a lifetime of experience, I thought this news story was a hoot: |
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+ | Since the majority of the questions on iFixit are answered by old men with a lifetime of experience, I thought this news story was a hoot. By the way, I sent him an invitation to join us!: |
'''Former Apple engineer: I got turned down for a Genius Bar job''' | |
Technically Incorrect: JK Scheinberg, the man behind Mac's move to Intel processors, retired and thought it would be fun to work as an Apple genius. Oh well. | |
- | http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/former-apple-engineer-says-he-got-turned-down-for-a-job-at-the-genius-bar/ |
+ | http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/former-apple-engineer-says-he-got-turned-down-for-a-job-at-the-genius-bar/ |
They're very clever, aren't they? | |
You walk into your Apple store. They have a friendly air. They valiantly resist condescension. | |
There's one other thing: Apple's geniuses are generally quite fresh-faced, if occasionally looking like they had a late night. | |
Would Apple, though, hire an older genius is he or she had the talent? | |
The New York Times offered an overview this weekend on the subject of older workers. | |
Written by author Ashton Applewhite, it explored the various ways in which age prejudice may be expressed. | |
Brooklyn-based Applewhite said that she gets her tech support from JK Scheinberg. | |
He worked at Apple for 21 years and is credited with showing Steve Jobs the wisdom of transferring the Mac to Intel processors. | |
Applewhite explained that after Scheinberg retired, he thought it might be fun to be an Apple store genius. | |
You'd think he had the qualifications. | |
She writes: "A little restless after retiring in 2008, at 54, he figured he'd be a great fit for a position at an Apple store Genius Bar, despite being twice as old as anyone else at the group interview." | |
He didn't get the job. | |
Scheinberg told Applewhite: "On the way out, all three of the interviewers singled me out and said, 'We'll be in touch. I never heard back." | |
Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. | |
How sad -- if unsurprising -- it would be if age was the only reason Scheinberg wasn't hired. How sad, too, that he says he never even heard from Apple again. I wonder if they even knew who he was. | |
Ageism has long been a subject of debate in tech. In recent years, some older workers have said it's a little easier to get hired in Silicon Valley. | |
MORE TECHNICALLY INCORRECT | |
Is Apple still all about the show? | |
+ | |
Fugitive used wanted poster as his Facebook profile pic, say police | |
+ | |
Woman brilliantly fools a phone scammer | |
+ | |
But just as in the Valley it's hard to escape the impression that it's a young person's -- and, too often, young man's -- business, so Apple stores also give the impression of the brains appearing to be young and therefore vibrant. | |
Apple's new store design eliminates the Genius Bar and allows the brains to commune more freely with the customers. | |
Ultimately, though, customers just want their machines fixed -- and quickly. They surely don't care who does it, how or how old they are. | |
In any case, when the term "genius" is generally used, doesn't it often refer to those who have really proved it in life? Over a long period, that is. |
Discussion Topic:
Yes
Status:
open
Edit by: mayer
Title:
Isn't iFixit Glad it's not like Apple
Text:
Since the majority of the questions on iFixit are answered by old men with a lifetime of experience, I thought this news story was a hoot: | |
'''Former Apple engineer: I got turned down for a Genius Bar job''' | |
- | Technically Incorrect: JK Scheinberg, the man behind Mac's move to Intel processors, retired and thought it would be fun to work as an Apple genius. Oh well. |
- | http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/former-apple-engineer-says-he-got-turned-down-for-a-job-at-the-genius-bar/ |
+ | Technically Incorrect: JK Scheinberg, the man behind Mac's move to Intel processors, retired and thought it would be fun to work as an Apple genius. Oh well. |
+ | |
+ | http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/former-apple-engineer-says-he-got-turned-down-for-a-job-at-the-genius-bar/ |
+ | |
+ | They're very clever, aren't they? |
+ | |
+ | You walk into your Apple store. They have a friendly air. They valiantly resist condescension. |
+ | |
+ | There's one other thing: Apple's geniuses are generally quite fresh-faced, if occasionally looking like they had a late night. |
+ | |
+ | Would Apple, though, hire an older genius is he or she had the talent? |
+ | |
+ | The New York Times offered an overview this weekend on the subject of older workers. |
+ | |
+ | Written by author Ashton Applewhite, it explored the various ways in which age prejudice may be expressed. |
+ | |
+ | Brooklyn-based Applewhite said that she gets her tech support from JK Scheinberg. |
+ | |
+ | He worked at Apple for 21 years and is credited with showing Steve Jobs the wisdom of transferring the Mac to Intel processors. |
+ | |
+ | Applewhite explained that after Scheinberg retired, he thought it might be fun to be an Apple store genius. |
+ | |
+ | You'd think he had the qualifications. |
+ | |
+ | She writes: "A little restless after retiring in 2008, at 54, he figured he'd be a great fit for a position at an Apple store Genius Bar, despite being twice as old as anyone else at the group interview." |
+ | |
+ | He didn't get the job. |
+ | |
+ | Scheinberg told Applewhite: "On the way out, all three of the interviewers singled me out and said, 'We'll be in touch. I never heard back." |
+ | |
+ | Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. |
+ | |
+ | How sad -- if unsurprising -- it would be if age was the only reason Scheinberg wasn't hired. How sad, too, that he says he never even heard from Apple again. I wonder if they even knew who he was. |
+ | |
+ | Ageism has long been a subject of debate in tech. In recent years, some older workers have said it's a little easier to get hired in Silicon Valley. |
+ | |
+ | MORE TECHNICALLY INCORRECT |
+ | |
+ | Is Apple still all about the show? |
+ | Fugitive used wanted poster as his Facebook profile pic, say police |
+ | Woman brilliantly fools a phone scammer |
+ | But just as in the Valley it's hard to escape the impression that it's a young person's -- and, too often, young man's -- business, so Apple stores also give the impression of the brains appearing to be young and therefore vibrant. |
+ | |
+ | Apple's new store design eliminates the Genius Bar and allows the brains to commune more freely with the customers. |
+ | |
+ | Ultimately, though, customers just want their machines fixed -- and quickly. They surely don't care who does it, how or how old they are. |
+ | |
+ | In any case, when the term "genius" is generally used, doesn't it often refer to those who have really proved it in life? Over a long period, that is. |
Discussion Topic:
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+ | Yes |
Status:
open
Edit by: mayer
Title:
Isn't iFixit Glad it's not like Apple
Text:
Since the majority of the questions on iFixit are answered by old men with a lifetime of experience, I thought this news story was a hoot: | |
'''Former Apple engineer: I got turned down for a Genius Bar job''' | |
- | Technically Incorrect: JK Scheinberg, the man behind Mac's move to Intel processors, retired and thought it would be fun to work as an Apple genius. Oh well. |
+ | |
+ | Technically Incorrect: JK Scheinberg, the man behind Mac's move to Intel processors, retired and thought it would be fun to work as an Apple genius. Oh well. |
+ | http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/former-apple-engineer-says-he-got-turned-down-for-a-job-at-the-genius-bar/ |
Discussion Topic:
No
Status:
open
Edit by: mayer
Title:
Isn't iFixit Glad it's not like Apple
Text:
Since the majority of the questions on iFixit are answered by old men with a lifetime of experience, I thought this news story was a hoot: | |
- | http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/former-apple-engineer-says-he-got-turned-down-for-a-job-at-the-genius-bar/ |
+ | '''Former Apple engineer: I got turned down for a Genius Bar job''' |
+ | Technically Incorrect: JK Scheinberg, the man behind Mac's move to Intel processors, retired and thought it would be fun to work as an Apple genius. Oh well. |
Discussion Topic:
No
Status:
open
Original post by: mayer
Title:
Isn't iFixit Glad it's not like Apple
Text:
Since the majority of the questions on iFixit are answered by old men with a lifetime of experience, I thought this news story was a hoot: http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/former-apple-engineer-says-he-got-turned-down-for-a-job-at-the-genius-bar/
Discussion Topic:
No
Status:
open