Apple Store employees use Android smartphones to avoid being spyed by Apple
The Washington Post, an American daily, reports that Apple Store employees are preparing to form a union and secretly negotiate with businesses. The labor union has changed its mobile phone to an Android smartphone instead of an iPhone in order to avoid eavesdropping from the company side in proceeding with negotiations with Apple.
Apple Stores employees make effort to unionize --The Washington Post
Apple Employees Are Unionizing and They're Using Android Phones to Keep Apple From Spying on Them
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According to Apple, there are more than 500 Apple Stores around the world. Of these, there are more than 270 stores in the United States alone, with more than 65,000 employees. According to the documents submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission, 36% of the total sales of 366 billion dollars (about 42 trillion yen) in the 2021 fiscal year are through the Apple Store and online shopping.
However, an Apple Store employee who spoke anonymously to The Washington Post said, 'Apple has not been able to share the company's interests with Apple Store employees.' Employees of the Apple Store receive salaries of $ 17 (about 1950 yen) to $ 30 (about 3400 yen) per hour depending on the market and position, and also $ 1000 (about 110,000 yen) to $ 2000 (about 230,000 yen). ) Stock options can be received. However, anonymous employees claim that these wages have not kept pace with long-standing inflation.
According to anonymous employees, there are at least two unions for Apple Store employees, preparing to submit documents to the
According to the Washington Post, employees involved in the formation of the union were wary of information being stolen from Apple's side and switched to Android phones instead of iPhones.
In the past, Apple has been reported that 'Apple's special investigator has recovered the iPhone prototype under the guise of a police officer,' and a former employee 'has to associate a personal iCloud account with a work account. Is a violation of privacy, 'and was often criticized for its secrecy and excessive employee management.
'Apple believes the Apple Store is looking to form a trade union,' said Yaneke Parish, a former Apple Store employee. They see how unhappy Apple Store employees are. However, Apple does not know how much Apple Store is promoting the organization of trade unions. '
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