May 2, 2008
Apple positions head south by southwest
Posted May. 2, ’08, 8:16 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Apple » People
Well, there are likely to be about 174 people in Elk Grove, CA who may be a little miffed with Apple. The company has decided to shift jobs from their facility there, about 122 miles northwest of Cupertino, to a location in Austin, Texas. Elk Grove employs over 1,100 workers, primarily in support positions: call center, warehousing, and distribution.
The jobs in question are telesales positions, including 99 online store reps, 19 customer service tech support reps, and 37 of those lovely people who will chat with you online when you’re feeling lonely. On the upside, they’ve been offered the option to apply for a new position at Elk Grove or keep their existing jobs and relocate to lovely Ausin (I hear it’s pretty nice, if you don’t mind the yearly invasion of mild pretension). It is kind of a long trip, though.
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In the title I think you meant "Apple positions head south by southeast."
I was in Austin last August attending training with an unnamed PC computer company. It was so hot and muggy, even at night that I preferred by A/C room to going outside and having any fun.
Well, at least those jobs are moving within the US border.
They could've gone to say, Romania.
I think you meant 122 mile northEAST of Cupertino; unless the employees in question work on a boat bobbing up down in the Pacific. At least they won't get sea-sick in Austin (the currents are pretty rough off of Point Reyes)! ;)
Well, it's an okay pun, except that Austin is east of California.
Austin Texas is in a direction south by southEAST of Elk Grove, California.