“When men are asked to rate their direct manager…the average score is 71, whereas for women it is 37” - an extra data-based gem in an already brilliantly sourced piece. Would love to know everything about how it came together @PatrickMcGee_ 🤓 https://t.co/v2Lvs3Kt83

— Alexandra Heal (@alexandraheal) August 4, 2022

One point to add - Apple had 154k employees in September last year, versus 60k in 2011. When you more than double in size in a decade lots of process and culture tends to break

— Benedict Evans (@benedictevans) August 4, 2022

Yes. One statistic I had from somebody hired in 2015: 3/4 of Apple employees had been at the company less than five years. They found it difficult to inculcate values/culture with that level of growth.

— Patrick McGee (@PatrickMcGee_) August 4, 2022

Emily says she felt that HR treated her like she was the problem. “I was told [the alleged rapist] went on a ‘career experience’ for six months, and they said: ‘maybe you’ll be better by the time he’s back?’”https://t.co/CiOJVdfWRz

— John Siracusa (@siracusa) August 4, 2022

This case shows why any single metric - whether profits, product, prices or, heck, CO2 - can never be a good management tool:

Apple “is so singularly obsessed about making the best products, that there are blinders to everything else”
⁦@PatrickMcGee_ https://t.co/bs5ayW5So2

— Peter Vanham (@petervanham) August 4, 2022

The women calling out Apple’s handling of misconduct claims

'Mizrachi refused to sign. “My friends said I’m an idiot, ‘take the money’,” she says. “But you can’t just pay me to shut up. You have to have a moral compass.”'https://t.co/KtkPzbUIuT pic.twitter.com/tygidT58h1

— FiLiA (@FiLiA_charity) August 4, 2022

Incredible reporting from ⁦@PatrickMcGee_⁩. This is something I’ve heard again & again when speaking w/ Apple employees. Those who took complaints to employee relations (discussing managers, pay, or discrimination) were blown off or faced retaliation https://t.co/gzqSq6ztu7

— Zoë Schiffer (@ZoeSchiffer) August 4, 2022

Apple being accused of caring too much about providing good products, not caring enough about women’s tears and also not acting as parents for women who drink too much and allege sexual assaults that they don’t take to the police but want HR to handle. https://t.co/wu4hwJm3M9 pic.twitter.com/kcawXy2J4M

— Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) August 4, 2022

Thank you so much, @PatrickMcGee_ , for your reporting. It's only when we tell our stories and make it known what working for Apple truly entails that we can enact change. Thank you to everyone who has shared their stories, and everyone fighting for change! https://t.co/zn667zgBp1

— Janneke Parrish (@JannekeParrish) August 4, 2022

This is a really important report about the multi-year efforts by women who worked at Apple to get the company to admit to serious management problems & to correct course- one courageous stand after another, sacrificing time, talents & money to tell their stories. ⛈⚖️ Must read: https://t.co/nIXqke87UC

— Zach Edwards (@thezedwards) August 4, 2022

"The accounts collected by the @FT paint a portrait of @Apple People team that acts less like a safe place for employees to go with complaints and more like a risk mitigation unit that protects bad managers" https://t.co/lDbRWErdx0

— Nimish (@nimsaw) August 4, 2022

🚨 New 'big read' on @Apple for the @FT 🚨

The women calling out Apple’s handling of misconduct claims:https://t.co/lmV7Pj12BX

& here is Apple's full statement in response, acknowledging missteps and pledging to 'make changes to our training and processes.' pic.twitter.com/FeZP3Kv7mX

— Patrick McGee (@PatrickMcGee_) August 4, 2022

All the stories in here match the stories I’ve heard from other women at Apple. https://t.co/1otrJoC1pT

— Jackie Singh 🕵🏽‍♀️ Opinions: Only Mine! (@HackingButLegal) August 4, 2022

It’s high time Apple’s mistreatment toward women be called out.

HR and Business Conduct complaints lead nowhere. These issues are systemic at #AppleToo.https://t.co/lQ0Qn2qGs9

— Cher Scarlett (@cherthedev) August 4, 2022

where is the humanity? oh, it’s these women speaking out https://t.co/igRaTS0xnR

— Galen Panger ☕️ (@gpanger) August 4, 2022

Fantastic piece by @PatrickMcGee_ on culture of retaliation against women reporting horrific crimes and other misbehaviour at Apple. V complex and sensitive story to report. https://t.co/Sm7ebsHxrA

— Madhumita Murgia (@madhumita29) August 4, 2022

Incredible reporting from @PatrickMcGee_ https://t.co/d6qXPqcmqm

— Christina Warren (@film_girl) August 4, 2022

“If a manager wants to get rid of you, they’ll get rid of you. HR will do whatever the manager wants.” How Apple's HR function failed women employees working at all levels in the company. #hr #workplace #harassment #MeToo https://t.co/YCuXgjCWMk

— MichelleRafter (@MichelleRafter) August 4, 2022

My @apple story picked up by Ars Technica here - meaning no paywall if you can’t read in the FT: https://t.co/Wlo8GQ348h

— Patrick McGee (@PatrickMcGee_) August 4, 2022

“Some accounts raised do not reflect our intentions or our policies and we should have handled them differently, including certain exchanges reported in this story,” Apple said. “As a result, we will make changes to our training and processes.”https://t.co/xSPv3BR7BY

— Janine Gibson (@janinegibson) August 4, 2022

“The accounts collected by the FT paint a portrait of a People team that acts less like a safe place for employees to go with complaints and more like a risk mitigation unit that protects bad managers.” https://t.co/2L5aEzjP72

— Dave Lee (@DaveLeeFT) August 4, 2022

Pretty sad state of affairs coming out of this @PatrickMcGee_ 's article on Apple HR handling misconduct claims. I am glad Apple felt they needed to provide a statement which was not dismissive, now I want to hear how they are changing training & policies to improve workplace. https://t.co/lxFSIYZqS1

— Carolina Milanesi (She/Her) (@caro_milanesi) August 4, 2022

“Although what he did was reprehensible as a person and potentially criminal, as an Apple employee he hasn’t violated any policy in the context of his Apple work,” HR wrote. https://t.co/CiOJVdfWRz

— John Siracusa (@siracusa) August 4, 2022

"Although what he did was reprehensible as a person & potentially criminal, as an Apple employee he hasn’t violated any policy in the context of his Apple work...We will not prevent him seeking employment opportunities that are aligned w/his goals.” Yeesh.https://t.co/W0nRwv83eA

— Emily Flitter (@FlitterOnFraud) August 4, 2022

Excellent reporting by @FinancialTimes, but very disturbing story about @Apple. I am a big consumer of @Apple products and this story has given me pause. https://t.co/KhRKxiwSOL

— Theresa Boyle (@theresaboyle) August 4, 2022

Case study in how *not* to respond to a sexual misconduct complaint.https://t.co/gd9Yg5zWSV @PatrickMcGee_ pic.twitter.com/8piXZQXGuO

— Amir Efrati (@amir) August 4, 2022

Apple promises workplace change following harassment claims https://t.co/3QGOF2JAsg

— iMore (@iMore) August 4, 2022

Can #Apple do anything right? So far I would say no!
Worst company with the worst fan base. https://t.co/Mm7WI2Bnaj

— I Hate Apple (@iHateApplee) August 4, 2022