Comments on: 800 Apple Employees get the boot after cashing in on rebates http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:31:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ITsPennywise http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-56424 ITsPennywise Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:59:45 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-56424 Serves 'em right! Just shows you how scandalous people in our society can be. These pieces of crap got a 600 dollar phone FOR FREE, which mind you, Apple did out of sheer generosity. And yet, these greedy scumbags still try and weasel a free $100 more out of Apple? Sickening. I'm glad they got canned! Serves ‘em right! Just shows you how scandalous people in our society can be. These pieces of crap got a 600 dollar phone FOR FREE, which mind you, Apple did out of sheer generosity. And yet, these greedy scumbags still try and weasel a free $100 more out of Apple?

Sickening. I’m glad they got canned!

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]]> By: nicole http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-56308 nicole Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:10:06 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-56308 Semi-related: has anyone heard why the iTunes activation server has been down since Sunday? No new iPhone activations have been processed for at least 48 hours if not longer... :-\ Semi-related: has anyone heard why the iTunes activation server has been down since Sunday? No new iPhone activations have been processed for at least 48 hours if not longer… :-\

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]]> By: Nedy78 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-56203 Nedy78 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:06:47 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-56203 So what do you think happened to those employees who sold their free phone and the new owner decided to try and cash in on the rebate? Did any of you apple employees have to sign anything in order to receive the iphone? So what do you think happened to those employees who sold their free phone and the new owner decided to try and cash in on the rebate? Did any of you apple employees have to sign anything in order to receive the iphone?

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]]> By: chuck http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-56071 chuck Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:25:40 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-56071 800 people? sounds likes bs to me. did anyone check up on this, or is it just a blind repost of a repost of a repost. 800 people? sounds likes bs to me. did anyone check up on this, or is it just a blind repost of a repost of a repost.

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]]> By: mpty http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-56067 mpty Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:29:25 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-56067 I wouldn't want to employ people that took their first opportunity to bilk their company of cash... Good on Apple for firing them, this coming from a shareholder. Although you have to think that 800 is a little exaggerated.. Transition issues just maybe? I wouldn’t want to employ people that took their first opportunity to bilk their company of cash… Good on Apple for firing them, this coming from a shareholder.

Although you have to think that 800 is a little exaggerated.. Transition issues just maybe?

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]]> By: Weave http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-55974 Weave Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:40:08 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-55974 Another scam some employees do is buy stuff for work and get reimbursed for it, then go file a rebate and get the cash back and don't turn the rebate check back into their employer. It's all dishonest and indicative that the employee may be stealing when other opportunities present themselves. Glad they were fired. Another scam some employees do is buy stuff for work and get reimbursed for it, then go file a rebate and get the cash back and don’t turn the rebate check back into their employer.

It’s all dishonest and indicative that the employee may be stealing when other opportunities present themselves.

Glad they were fired.

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]]> By: TJhood http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-55970 TJhood Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:18:41 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-55970 I think it is amazing that they had that many people get the very same idea and decide it would be a bright idea to actually do it. I wonder if they were ignorant enough to use internal company email accounts to pass along there great idea to there buddies. On the flip side I think companies knowingly hold out things like this as bait for people willing to break the rules. I don't know that it is really a good thing to do but certainly effective. As an employee of any given place you have instances come up where you know you could do something like this. It just shows the integrity of these people and I wouldn't want them working for or with me either. I think it is amazing that they had that many people get the very same idea and decide it would be a bright idea to actually do it.
I wonder if they were ignorant enough to use internal company email accounts to pass along there great idea to there buddies.

On the flip side I think companies knowingly hold out things like this as bait for people willing to break the rules. I don’t know that it is really a good thing to do but certainly effective.

As an employee of any given place you have instances come up where you know you could do something like this. It just shows the integrity of these people and I wouldn’t want them working for or with me either.

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]]> By: Galvatron http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-55935 Galvatron Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:16:26 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-55935 yeah thos 90 hour work weks are killer yeah thos 90 hour work weks are killer

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]]> By: somebody7 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-55907 somebody7 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:28:26 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-55907 They might have wanted to do layoffs, and this was the perfect way. They might have wanted to do layoffs, and this was the perfect way.

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]]> By: Tupman http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-55897 Tupman Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:37:23 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-55897 Perhaps Mr. Jobs will consider this questionable action by his employees as feedback to the wages/benefits he pays them. Or, what I believe, is that they're just greedy. Tupman Perhaps Mr. Jobs will consider this questionable action by his employees as feedback to the wages/benefits he pays them. Or, what I believe, is that they’re just greedy.

Tupman

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]]> By: Jon http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-55827 Jon Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:05:44 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-55827 Hey BGR, Did you ever give out those iphones you had as a contest? I sure would love one if you still have 'em!? Thanks! Hey BGR,

Did you ever give out those iphones you had as a contest? I sure would love one if you still have ‘em!?

Thanks!

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]]> By: Jordan Brown http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-55821 Jordan Brown Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:46:30 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-55821 Yeah seriously? 800? That's sounds a bit high.. Yeah seriously? 800? That’s sounds a bit high..

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]]> By: scoopfeed http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-55817 scoopfeed Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:21:58 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-55817 So Sad, Hope at least they get to keep 100$ as a souvenir. What say Mr Jobs. So Sad, Hope at least they get to keep 100$ as a souvenir. What say Mr Jobs.

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]]> By: chris http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-55816 chris Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:15:35 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-55816 Atleast there playing it fair. Atleast there playing it fair.

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]]> By: Dtest5477 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-55811 Dtest5477 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:42:51 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-55811 These people are lucky all they lost was their jobs. This is stealing from your employer, just being fired seems like its being nice in this situation. These people are lucky all they lost was their jobs. This is stealing from your employer, just being fired seems like its being nice in this situation.

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]]> By: victor http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-55809 victor Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:38:04 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-55809 Also I am surprised so many people did this eventhough they had gotten it for free. Also I am surprised so many people did this eventhough they had gotten it for free.

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]]> By: Dan http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-55786 Dan Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:28:08 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-55786 @ Michael What does that have to do with the article? The diffence is they paid for the phone so they can do with it what they please. While these ppl got a free phone and played the system to get a $100 out of it. Its two different subjects. I think it was kinda harsh however they did technically stole money, that rebate was offered to consumers who BOUGHT there phones and not for employees who got it for free. There lucky they didnt get into anthing like legal trouble. Not like any of them can sue Apple for something they werent suppose to do. @ Michael

What does that have to do with the article?

The diffence is they paid for the phone so they can do with it what they please. While these ppl got a free phone and played the system to get a $100 out of it. Its two different subjects.

I think it was kinda harsh however they did technically stole money, that rebate was offered to consumers who BOUGHT there phones and not for employees who got it for free.

There lucky they didnt get into anthing like legal trouble. Not like any of them can sue Apple for something they werent suppose to do.

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]]> By: michael http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-55779 michael Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:53:38 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-55779 Gee what about the Genius's that hacked there phones and then bricked them and got a new one? Steve's really pushing this. I sincerely hope that some one hacks this thing more than what has already been done. Anyone want to buy my iPhone? Gee what about the Genius’s that hacked there phones and then bricked them and got a new one?

Steve’s really pushing this. I sincerely hope that some one hacks this thing more than what has already been done.

Anyone want to buy my iPhone?

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]]> By: victor http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-55775 victor Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:39:58 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-55775 Serial numbers might have been an idea. Serial numbers might have been an idea.

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]]> By: rosegold http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/comment-page-1/#comment-55771 rosegold Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:15:21 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/20/800-apple-employees-get-the-boot-after-cashing-in-on-rebates/#comment-55771 lol damn hey at least they got to keep their iphone I wonder how they figured it out... lol damn hey at least they got to keep their iphone I wonder how they figured it out…

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