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		bob_kelso on July 2, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unemployed Programmer Kept Sneaking Into Apple to ... But he wasn't fired. His project was cancelled so Apple offered him to work on something else and he declined. I don't get why the manager would want to throw him out though. A capable employee working for free sounds like every managers dream.

bryanlarsen on July 2, 2012 | [–]

A facilities manager was the one who wanted to throw him out. They've got a very different mindset. Software & hardware managers actively aided his cause.

danielweber on July 2, 2012 | [–]

If management knows he's working for free they probably are vulnerable to all kinds of labor problems.

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