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Apple's director of machine learning resigns due to return to office work

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Re: Apple's director of machine learning resigns due to return to office work

#31

You might agree or disagree with RTO but at least they aren't bending the rules for execs.

Unlike Google where Urs demanded his org back in person while he moved to New Zealand to safely work remote: https://www.businessinsider.com/google-exec-reportedly-worki...

Ugh, that is pretty damning.

Re: Apple's director of machine learning resigns due to return to office work

#32

Good for him. These companies touting their solutions for creating a more connected world can't have it both ways. Apple was able to ship the M1 and roll out new iterations of many other offerings since the pandemic hit. They're just fine. Apple didn't collapse since the pandemic hit, and the flexibility offered by remote work is far more valuable to lots of people than the loss of in-person collaboration opportuniti…

> We deserve to have input into how we work best and if that means walking away from companies run by egomaniacs that need to see butts in seats, then so be it. The logical conclusion of this line of thinking is to organize your coworkers. You have much more bargaining power about your work conditions as an organized union. The history of unionization stems primarily from workers demanding safe working environments.

Unions are for poor people. This person can be much more self righteous by quitting for another 6 figure paycheck. Very little risk.

Re: Apple's director of machine learning resigns due to return to office work

#33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you elaborate on this.

GANs were just low hanging fruit that Schmidhuber already found. By most accounts Ian Goodfellow is kind of an asshole, and there was some drama about him a few times over the years. I don’t know the man, that’s just what I’ve heard.

So he was a good culture fit for apple then?

Re: Apple's director of machine learning resigns due to return to office work

#34
>a little over four years

Full vest. Time to go.

I've had WFH people around for more than 20 years at all the places I worked over that time. Mostly they were doing their job, yet there were always limits felt to what they can do and how much they can do.

Re: Apple's director of machine learning resigns due to return to office work

#36
I'm not sure remote work is for me, but if justice can be done to a position with little, or no, in-office time... then why force employees into the office?

Money can be saved on all the accomodations necessary for office workers, so it would seem like a win-win if remote work arrangements are viable for a position.

Re: Apple's director of machine learning resigns due to return to office work

#37
post #13

Duplicate: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31297680

It's normal for multiple threads to occur until one takes over or a mod intervenes to merge or elevate one.

Technically the HN rule is "original source" which the tweet in the linked submission is.

However HN's rules about tweet submissions are inconsistent and outdated.

Re: Apple's director of machine learning resigns due to return to office work

#38
Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do...

...as long as it's done from the office.

Re: Apple's director of machine learning resigns due to return to office work

#39

Good for him. These companies touting their solutions for creating a more connected world can't have it both ways. Apple was able to ship the M1 and roll out new iterations of many other offerings since the pandemic hit. They're just fine. Apple didn't collapse since the pandemic hit, and the flexibility offered by remote work is far more valuable to lots of people than the loss of in-person collaboration opportuniti…

> We deserve to have input into how we work best and if that means walking away from companies run by egomaniacs that need to see butts in seats, then so be it. The logical conclusion of this line of thinking is to organize your coworkers. You have much more bargaining power about your work conditions as an organized union. The history of unionization stems primarily from workers demanding safe working environments.

I agree with everything you say, but Goodfellow was a manager. Managers can’t join unions in the United States.

Re: Apple's director of machine learning resigns due to return to office work

#40

Good for him. These companies touting their solutions for creating a more connected world can't have it both ways. Apple was able to ship the M1 and roll out new iterations of many other offerings since the pandemic hit. They're just fine. Apple didn't collapse since the pandemic hit, and the flexibility offered by remote work is far more valuable to lots of people than the loss of in-person collaboration opportuniti…

I have a strong dislike for remote work and will only work at companies with offices where people are expected to go to the vast majority of days.

I absolutely understand that it's the opposite for some people.

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