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technology » nyt article on apple

lucas's avatar
12 years ago
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lucas
i ❤ demo
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/ap … class.html

i found it enjoyable
Carpetsmoker's avatar
12 years ago
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Carpetsmoker
Martin
> A foreman immediately roused 8,000 workers inside the company’s dormitories, according to the
> executive. Each employee was given a biscuit and a cup of tea, guided to a workstation and within
> half an hour started a 12-hour shift fitting glass screens into beveled frames. Within 96 hours, the
> plant was producing over 10,000 iPhones a day.
>
> “The speed and flexibility is breathtaking,” the [Apple] executive said. “There’s no American plant
> that can match that.”

No, they have sane regulations preventing slave-like situations, not to mention child slavery etc.

Apple (and many other companies) are abusing these people and are apparently proud of it. Very good. *clap* *clap*. I wish I could punch people in the face over TCP/IP ....