Returning to the office and implementing a hybrid working model claimed its first big piece. An Apple machine learning director has left the company due to the implementation of this policy. And with it, the Cupertino company loses a key player in its artificial intelligence efforts.
Resigns from Apple without confirming a new job
The Great Renunciation is something that has been happening in the United States since late last year. and part of the fault lies with returning to the office that some companies require. Apple among them advocates defending a necessary balance between virtual work and in-person work.
Although the company has always announced its intention to return to the office and have at least an optional remote work component, it has not been well received. among your employees. Already last summer its hybrid model threatened to cause resignations among employees. And now he’s taken his first big fish.
Ian Goodfellow, Apple’s director of machine learning, is leaving the company over its return-to-work policy. In a note to staff, he said: “I strongly believe that more flexibility would have been the best policy for my team.” He was probably the most cited ML expert in the business.
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As reported by Zoë Schiffer, journalist for The Verge, Ian Goodfellow announced his departure from Apple because of the return to the office. In a note to his team, he said: “I think more flexibility would have been the best policy for my team.” Schiffer indicates that Goodfellow was surely one of the apple experts
Screenshot of Goodfellow’s profile from his LinkedIn profile.
Good boy was hired by Apple from Google in 2019, where he started as a scientific researcher and pursued a career for a few years. At Apple, he worked as the director of the company’s special projects group, where products such as the Apple car, known as Project Titan, are located. The truth is, Goodfellow has yet to announce if he’s going to another company or if he just left Apple without another chance.
Telecommuting has become a compelling reason for employees when it comes to working in their company or looking for a new job. The hybrid model triumphed at Telefónica in Europe, although results are generally mixed. Apple has been aggressive about returning to the office, only offering a hybrid model with two days a week of telecommuting.
