The smartphone market and general economy have slowed down post-pandemic, and Apple is reacting with a lower raise for employees in 2023 versus 2022.

Apple reduces raises given to retail employees after weak iPhone quarter::The smartphone market and general economy have slowed down post-pandemic, and Apple is reacting with a lower raise for employees in 2023 versus 2022.

    • phoneymouse@lemmy.worldEnglish
      26·
      1 year ago

      Last year the raises were abnormally high because Apple was trying to adjust for high inflation. This year, they’re just back to normal increases. The article makes it sound like this is some kind of pay cut, but it’s actually just that the raises aren’t abnormally high like they were last year. Seems like the article is trying to create some clickbait.

      • Tosti@feddit.nlEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        So the raises for Execs, Devs, Designers etc where also lowered?

        From the article it seems like there are a lot of other reasons too (like reduced unionization drive etc.)

        • phoneymouse@lemmy.worldEnglish
          22·
          1 year ago

          This is my understanding from reading tech social media. Tim Cook also took a 40% pay cut earlier this year. But, people on here would rather be mad about something.

          • Tosti@feddit.nlEnglish
            4·
            1 year ago

            Ah yes, you are correct:

            Apple chief executive Tim Cook will see his annual pay package slashed by more than 40% this year. The technology giant says Mr Cook requested the cut after criticism from shareholders.

            Apple’s compensation committee awarded him a total “target compensation” of $49m (£45.1m) for 2023.
            Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64258289

            I personally think this is pure lip service. Someone making 100 Million a year taking a 49% pay-cut. But you are correct, he did take a pay-cut. But I would argue this does not hurt him in any way, especially not in comparison to line workers at the bottom of his company. In addition to this, there are a lot of high managers below him that also have direct influence on the course of the company, did they also take this paycut?

            Mr Cook’s pay was 1,447 times more than the wage of an average Apple employee.
            Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64258289

            This excludes the workers at Foxconn and other manufacturing giants that work solely for apple and are compensated even worse.

            • cricket97@lemmy.worldEnglish
              23·
              1 year ago

              He’s running quite literally one of the biggest companies in the world. People who are able to do that deserve top dollar. 1447 times is really not that crazy given his relative economic impact

              • Tosti@feddit.nlEnglish
                5·
                1 year ago

                Well, there we disagree, but that is fine.
                Thanks for the cordial conversation though!