Blevins, Apple’s vice president of acquisitions, lost his annual salary for joking in an interview. (Photo / Retrieved from TikTok)
As the saying goes, you can eat indiscriminately, but not speak indiscriminately! Tech giant Apple (APPLE) Blevins (Tony Blevins) was recently interviewed by Internet celebrities, but he joked about women, “I own a luxury car, I play golf, I bother women with big breasts, and I don’t have to go. to work on weekends and major holidays.”. As soon as the film came out, it drew criticism from netizens, and even Apple employees complained to the company, which eventually led to his dismissal; Apple CEO Tim Cook is also said to be quite upset with the film’s content.
According to Business Insider, TikTok celebrity Daniel Mac, known for his interviews with “The Occupation of a Luxury Car Owner,” met with Apple’s VP of Purchasing at the Pebble Beach, California auto show on August 18. Blevins and expanding the a visit The video shows Blevins sitting in a $500,000 Mercedes-Benz McLaren (McLaren).
When asked what he does for a living, Blevins replied “I have a luxury car, I play golf, I worry about women with big breasts, but I take weekends and big holidays off. ” After the film was revealed, it immediately attracted a large number of netizens to watch on TikTok, and at the same time attracted the attention of many Apple employees, who reported the film to the company’s human resources department.
According to “Bloomberg” citing people familiar with the matter, after Apple received the report, the video immediately became the subject of gossip among employees and business partners in recent weeks. an investigation was launched, which ultimately led to Blevins’ dismissal.
In this regard, Blevins told Bloomberg News “I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize to those who have been offended by my lack of humor.” He also said he was trying to quote the 1981 movie “Arthur’s classic line” Arthur. I race cars, play tennis and touch women, but I have weekends off and I’m my own boss”.
