Seemingly overshadowed by the launch of the iPhone 7 last week, various articles have echoed a "Very toxic environment" at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. Different conversations between employees with alleged sexist content have been leaked.
This inappropriate behavior is being investigated by Apple and, they assure, action will be taken if this is true. Recode collect in an article a interview with the company's head of HR, Denise Young Smith to discuss these kinds of issues.
In this interview, we can see that things like harassment or some inappropriate jokes they have become the usual tonic day after day in emails and chats between employees (mostly men) at Apple headquarters.
Even Tim Cook recently had to send a corporate email in which he was positioned contrary to any vexatious act or any partner:
"Rape jokes in work chat is basically where I completely draw the line"Cook wrote in an email; "I don't feel safe in a company that tolerates people who make rape jokes."
In the same article, different cases of sexism are highlighted within the company, where there is even a confession from one of the company's workers, in which assured that he worked in "A hostile work environment and situation".
In the interview, Young explained that the company takes these cases very seriously, and personally. In addition, he claims to have taken "measures commensurate with the seriousness of the matter", but prefers not to go into details.
"Measurable measures have been taken"Young Smith said, noting that disciplinary actions taken can range from casual conversation to a more drastic ending, leading to dismissal. She declined to say what was done in each of the specific cases, citing privacy concerns.
Tim Cook, despite not responding directly to all emails received, has also positioned itself around these accusations. According to Young herself:
"In the middle of all this, he was in it, with all of us, to understand what has happened and what we can learn"Young Smith said.
The company's head of Human Resources you are working on a final email that will be sent soon to all employees and media that have echoed the news, to address the relevant allegations.
