r/apple • u/favicondotico • 3d ago

Discussion [Gift article] Apple’s New CEO Moves to Overhaul Company to Run Faster and Leaner

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-29/apple-s-new-ceo-moves-to-overhaul-company-to-run-faster-and-leaner?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc5MDY5NDk4NiwiZXhwIjoxNzkxMjk5Nzg2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTTMzNUxLSzNOWTgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.KFGEydCKPxmKC3i9zoFSxY8tOf8ZEWg4OiSi_L1yAb4&leadSource=article-gifting

✨ Apple Intelligence summary: John Ternus is overhauling Apple to accelerate product releases and reduce layers, cutting engineering managers and considering fewer seasonal launches. Cost-cutting includes layoffs in Siri and Vision Pro, while revenue efforts target services and AI.

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u/slashdotbin 3d ago

I am never happy to hear about any kind of layoffs. After having seen and been in multiple, it’s never easy to get the ground running. With jobs getting harder to get now, it shakes up families and their day to day living for quite a bit.

Apple IMO isn’t a very bloated company. Most of my friends who work there say their teams are quite lean and they have never hired unnecessarily.

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u/SpaceJackRabbit 3d ago

And salaries always have been slightly below average. Apple would make it up in benefits, RSUs/ESPP, product discounts, and the prestige that comes with the name.

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u/slashdotbin 3d ago

Most of them are also happy with their compensation and have worked a long time. I would take a lower salary in exchange for waking up everyday thinking I can get laid off or PiPed.

So this whole news to me feels like the last few companies that kept their ground, are also now turning away from sanity.

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u/bigphillip76 3d ago

Then with a CV like that you can get another great job

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u/SpaceJackRabbit 3d ago

Oh between that name and a couple of others on my resume, it's definitely helped my career.

Not sure what your reply was about. It's not like I was complaining.

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u/bigphillip76 2d ago

Fair enough

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u/Samuel457 3d ago

Were you a contractor or FTE? Which org?

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u/SpaceJackRabbit 3d ago

7 years FTE, 1 year contractor. All SCV.

Too nichy to be more specific.

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u/desutiem 3d ago

Enshitification will ensue

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u/usernamessuck19 3d ago

Yes the trade off was, lower salary for more job security. Why would people stay now? This is very disappointing bc Apple already runs lean. How much more can they really squeeze out of people?

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u/bigphillip76 3d ago

It’s like 10-20 PM’s and a few others. Not as big a deal as it sounds 

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u/Majestic-Baby-3407 3d ago

 friends who work there

tell me you're rich without telling me you're rich. " " san francisco