I wish I could have moved into my office
I wish I could have moved into my office
Everything you've heard about Apple's easygoing and supportive culture mixed with technical awesomeness.
YMMV, but my particular manager was very smart and supportive in his own way.
- Free apples
- Good restaurant at ridiculously low prices
- Commuter buses from SF
Everyone was pretty much guaranteed to be at or near the top of their game. Somehow, this led to a pleasant environment where you were not questioned but simply allowed the full range of motion in order to succeed. In other words, the opposite of micromanagement.
I got there too late to work in the same company as Steve Jobs.
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