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Umngane womngane. Lokhu kuxhumana okuyingqayizivele kwabantu ababili nje kwangivumela ukuba ngifeze iphupho elilodwa elikhulu labalandeli - ukuzivakashela mathupha inhliziyo ye-Apple, i-HQ Campus e-Cupertino, CA futhi ngifike ezindaweni engangikade ngifunde ngazo kuphela, ngizibona ngezikhathi ezithile ezithombeni eziputshuziwe ezingandile, noma kunalokho kubonakala nje ucatshangelwe. Futhi ngisho nalabo engingakaze ngiphuphe ngabo. Kodwa ukuze…

Ukungena kwe-Apple HQ ngeSonto ntambama

Ekuqaleni, ngithanda ukusho ukuthi angiyena umzingeli wezinzwa, angenzi ubunhloli bezimboni, futhi angikenzi ibhizinisi noTim Cook. Ngicela uthathe lesi sihloko njengomzamo oqotho wokwabelana ngolwazi lwami olukhulu nabantu "ababaziyo ukuthi ngikhuluma ngani".

Konke kwaqala ekuqaleni kuka-April ngonyaka odlule, lapho ngiyobona umngane wami wesikhathi eside eCalifornia. Yize ikheli elithi "1 Infinite Loop" bekungesinye sezifiso zami eziphezulu zesivakashi, bekungelula kangako. Empeleni, bengithembele eqinisweni lokuthi - uma ngike ngafika e-Cupertino - ngizozungeza indawo bese ngithatha isithombe sefulegi le-apula eliphaphazelayo phambi komnyango omkhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umsebenzi onzima womngane wami waseMelika kanye nomsebenzi womuntu siqu akuzange kwengeze okuningi emathembeni ami ekuqaleni. Kodwa-ke yaphuka futhi izenzakalo zathatha ithuba elithakazelisayo.

Kokunye ukuphuma kwethu ndawonye, ​​sasidlula eCupertino singahleliwe, ngakho ngabuza ukuthi singaya yini e-Apple ukuze okungenani sibone ukuthi indlunkulu isebenza kanjani bukhoma. KwakuyiSonto ntambama, ilanga lasentwasahlobo lishisa kamnandi, imigwaqo ithule. Sadlula esangweni elikhulu futhi sapaka endaweni yokupaka izimoto eziyindilinga ezungeze yonke indawo. Kube mnandi ukuthi bekungagcwele lutho, kodwa bekungagcwele kakhulu ngeSonto. Ngamafuphi, abantu abambalwa kwa-Apple basebenza ngisho nangeSonto ntambama, kodwa abekho abaningi babo.

Umbhali wendatshana yokumaka kwebhizinisi kwesakhiwo kanye nomnyango wezivakashi

Ngize ukuzothatha isithombe somnyango omkhulu, ingabe isivakashi esidingekayo sibeke uphawu olusho umbhedo wezibalo we-de facto ("Infinity No. 1"), futhi okwesikhashana ngawujabulela umuzwa wokuba lapha. Kodwa iqiniso malitshelwe, kwakungenjalo impela. Inkampani ayenziwa ngamabhilidi, kodwa ngabantu. Futhi lapho kwakungekho ngisho nomuntu ophilayo kude nakude, indlunkulu yenkampani eyigugu kakhulu emhlabeni yayibonakala isidleke esilahliwe, njengesitolo esikhulu ngemva kwesikhathi sokuvala. Umuzwa oyinqaba...

Endleleni ebuyayo, ne-Cupertino enyamalala kancane esibukweni, ngangisacabanga ngomuzwa osekhanda lami, lapho umngane eshayela inombolo ngaphandle kwendawo futhi ngenxa yokulalela kwe-hands-free, angizange ngikholwe izindlebe zami. "Sawubona Stacey, ngidlula eCupertino nomngane wami ovela eCzech Republic futhi bengizibuza ukuthi singakwazi yini ukuhlangana nawe e-Apple ngesidlo sasemini," wabuza. "Oh yebo, ngizothola usuku ngikubhalele i-imeyili," yafika impendulo. Futhi kwaba.

Kwadlula amasonto amabili kwafika uD-day. Ngagqoka isikibha somkhosi esine-Macintosh ehlakaziwe, ngathatha umngane wami emsebenzini futhi, ngokuduma okubonakalayo esiswini sami, ngaqala ukusondela ku-Infinite Loop futhi. KwakungoLwesibili ngaphambi kwemini, ilanga libalele, indawo yokupaka igcwele iqhuma. I-backdrops efanayo, umuzwa ophambene - inkampani njengento ephilayo, ephilayo.

Ukubuka kwe-reception ehholo lokungena lesakhiwo esikhulu. Umthombo: Flickr

Edilini lokwamukela izivakashi, samemezela komunye wabasizi ababili esasizobona. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, wasimema ukuba sibhalise ku-iMac eseduze futhi sihlale endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi ngaphambi kokuba umninikhaya asilande. Imininingwane ethokozisayo - ngemuva kokubhaliswa kwethu, amalebula wokuzinamathisela awazange avele ngokuzenzakalelayo, kodwa aphrinte kuphela ngemuva kokuthi isisebenzi se-Apple sisilandile. Ngokubona kwami, i-"Applovina" yakudala - ukugaya isimiso kuze kufike ekusebenzeni kwayo okuyisisekelo.

Sahlala ke ezihlalweni zesikhumba esimnyama salinda uStacey imizuzu embalwa. Isakhiwo sonke sokungena siyindawo eyodwa enkulu enobude obuyizitezi ezintathu. Amaphiko angakwesokunxele nangakwesokudla axhunywe "amabhuloho" amathathu, futhi kusezingeni lawo lapho isakhiwo sihlukaniswa ngokuqondile sibe yihholo lokungena elinokwamukela kanye ne-atrium enkulu, kakade "ngemuva komugqa". Kunzima ukusho ukuthi ibutho lamabutho ayisipesheli lalizobalekela kuphi uma kwenzeka lingena ngenkani ngaphakathi kwe-atrium, kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi lo mnyango ugadwe unogada oyedwa (yebo, oyedwa).

Lapho u-Stacey esilanda, ekugcineni sabathola labomaka besivakashi, kanye namavawusha amabili ka-$10 wokuvala ukudla kwasemini. Ngemva kokwamukela isikhashana nesingeniso, sawela umugqa wokuklama sangena e-atrium enkulu futhi, ngaphandle kokwelulwa okungadingekile, saqhubeka saqonda epaki elingaphakathi lekhampasi saya kwesinye isakhiwo esiphambene, lapho indawo yokudlela yabasebenzi nendawo yokudlela "Café Macs" ikhona. phansi. Endleleni, sadlula i-podium eyaziwayo efakwe emhlabathini, lapho kuvaleliswa khona okukhulu kuSteve Jobs "Ukukhumbula uSteve" kwaqhutshwa. Ngizizwe sengathi ngingena kwifilimu...

I-Café Macs isamukele nge-hum yasemini, lapho kungaba khona abantu abalinganiselwa ku-200-300 ngesikhathi esisodwa. Indawo yokudlela ngokwayo iyiziqhingi eziningi ze-buffet, ezihlelwe ngokwezinhlobo zokudla - isiNtaliyane, iMexico, isiThai, imifino (kanye nezinye engingazange ngifinyelele kuzo). Kwanele ukujoyina ulayini okhethiwe futhi phakathi nomzuzu bese sivele sihlinzekwa. Kwakuthakazelisa ukuthi, naphezu kokwesaba kwami ​​​​kwasekuqaleni izixuku ezilindelekile, isimo esididayo kanye nesikhathi eside emgqeni, konke kwahamba ngokushelela ngendlela emangalisayo, ngokushesha nangokucacile.

(1) Isiteji samakhonsathi nemicimbi engaphakathi kweCentral Park, (2) Indawo yokudlela/Indawo yokudlela "Café Macs" (3) Isakhiwo esingu-4 Infinity Loop, esihlala abathuthukisi be-Apple, (4) Isitezi esikhulu sokwamukela izivakashi, (5) Ihhovisi lika-Peter Oppenheimer , I-CFO ye-Apple, (6) Ihhovisi likaTim Cook, i-CEO ye-Apple, (7) Ihhovisi likaSteve Jobs, (8) I-Apple Board Room. Umthombo: Apple Maps

Izisebenzi zakwa-Apple azikutholi ukudla kwasemini kwamahhala, kodwa zikuthenga ngamanani athengekayo kunasezitolo zokudlela ezivamile. Kubandakanya isidlo esikhulu, isiphuzo kanye ne-dessert noma isaladi, ngokuvamile zilingana ngaphansi kwamadola ayi-10 (imiqhele engama-200), okuyinani elihle kakhulu laseMelika. Nokho, ngamangala ukuthi nabo bakhokhele ama-aphula. Noma kunjalo, angikwazanga ukumelana nokupakisha eyodwa ngesidlo sasemini - phela, lapho nginenhlanhla yokuthola "i-apula e-apula".

Ngokudla kwasemini sazungeza ingadi engaphambili egcwele sibuyela eatrium enomoya ngasemnyango omkhulu. Saba nesikhashana sokuxoxa nomqondisi wethu ngaphansi kwemiqhele yezihlahla eziphilayo eziluhlaza. Useneminyaka eminingi esebenza kwa-Apple, ubenguzakwabo osondelene noSteve Jobs, bebehlangana nsuku zonke ephaseji futhi yize kwase kuphele unyaka nesigamu ehambile, kwacaca ukuthi ubemkhumbula kangakanani. “Kusengathi usekhona nathi,” kusho yena.

Kulowo mongo, ngabuza ngokuzibophezela kwabasebenzi emsebenzini - ukuthi ngabe sekushintshile nganoma iyiphi indlela kusukela begqoke ngokuziqhenya "amahora angu-90 / isonto futhi ngiyayithanda ngesikhathi sokuthuthukiswa kwe-Macintosh! “Kuyafana ncamashi,” kuphendula uStacey ngokungananazi ngaphandle kokungabaza. Nakuba ngizoshiya eceleni ubungcweti obujwayelekile baseMelika ngokombono wesisebenzi (“Ngiyawazisa umsebenzi wami.”), kimina kubonakala sengathi kwa-Apple kusekhona lokho kwethembeka kokuzithandela ngaphezu komsebenzi ngokwezinga elikhulu kunakwezinye. izinkampani.

(9) Isitezi Esiphezulu, (10) Indawo yokungena enkulu yeNdawo Emaphakathi 1 I-Infinity Loop, (11) Isakhiwo esingu-4 Infinity Loop, esihlala abathuthukisi be-Apple. Umthombo: Apple Maps

Sabe sesibuza uStacey ngokuncokola ukuthi angasiyisa ekamelweni lesiketi esimnyama esidumile (amalebhu anemikhiqizo emisha eyimfihlo). Wacabanga isikhashana wabe esethi, "Yebo akukho lapho, kodwa ngingakuyisa e-Executive Floor - inqobo nje uma ungakhulumi lapho..." Hawu! Nebala sathembisana ngokushesha ukuthi ngeke siphinde siphefumule, saqeda ukudla kwasemini saqonda emakheshini.

I-Executive Floor iyisitezi sesithathu ophikweni lwesobunxele lwesakhiwo esikhulu. Sathatha ilifti siye phezulu futhi sawela ibhuloho lesithathu, eliphakeme kunawo wonke elikhombe phezu kwe-atrium ngakolunye uhlangothi nendawo yokungena yokungena kolunye. Sangena emlonyeni wamaphasishi esitezi esingaphezulu, lapho ukwamukela izivakashi kutholakala khona. UStacey, umamukeli owayemamatheka futhi esicubungula kancane, wayesazi, ngakho wavele wadlula eduze kwakhe, futhi sabingelela buthule.

Futhi khona kanye ekhoneni lokuqala kwafika okuvelele kokuvakasha kwami. Wama u-Stacey, wakhomba amamitha ambalwa esicabheni sehhovisi esivuliwe kwesokudla sephaseji, wabeka umunwe wakhe emlonyeni wabe ehleba, "Lelo ihhovisi likaTim Cook." Ngama imizuzwana emibili noma emithathu ngiqinile ngilokhu ngigqolozele umnyango ovulekile. Ngazibuza ukuthi ngabe ungaphakathi. U-Stacey wabe esesho ngokuthula wathi, “Ihhovisi likaSteve lingaphesheya komgwaqo.” Kwadlula imizuzwana embalwa lapho ngicabanga ngawo wonke umlando wakwa-Apple, zonke izingxoxo noJobs zaphinde zadlalwa phambi kwamehlo ami, ngavele ngacabanga, “nakhu usukhona.” , khona kanye enhliziyweni ye-Apple , endaweni lapho kuvela khona konke, yilapho umlando owahamba khona."

Umbhali wendatshana mayelana nethala lehhovisi likaPeter Oppenheimer, i-CFO yakwa-Apple

Wabe esengeza ngokuthi ihhovisi lapha (phambi kwekhala lethu!) elika-Oppenheimer's (CFO of Apple) futhi belivele lisiyisa ethaleni elikhulu eduze kwalo. Yilapho engaqala khona ukuphefumula. Inhliziyo yami yayishaya njengomjaho, izandla zami zaziqhaqhazela, kwakukhona isigaxa emphinjeni, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo ngazizwa nganeliseke ngendlela esabekayo futhi ngijabule. Sasimi ethafeni le-Apple Executive Floor, eduze kwethu ithala lika-Tim Cook labonakala ngokuzumayo "njengejwayelekile" njengevulandi yomakhelwane, ihhovisi likaSteve Jobs eliqhele ngamamitha angu-10 ukusuka kimi. Iphupho lami lafezeka.

Saxoxa isikhashana, ngijabulela umbono ovela esitezi esiphezulu sezakhiwo eziphambene nekhampasi ezihlala abathuthukisi be-Apple, base behlehla behlehla ehholo. Ngabuza buthule uStacey "imizuzwana nje embalwa" futhi ngaphandle kwezwi ngama futhi ngabheka phansi ehholo. Bengifuna ukukhumbula lesi sikhathi kangcono ngangokunokwenzeka.

Isithombe esinezithombe zephaseji esitezi esiphezulu. Manje awekho izithombe ezindongeni, awekho amatafula enziwe ngokhuni, ama-orchid engeziwe ezindaweni eziboshiwe ezindongeni. Umthombo: Flickr

Sabuyela endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi esitezi esiphezulu futhi saqhubeka sehla ngephasishi siye ngaphesheya. Khona kanye emnyango wokuqala kwesokunxele, u-Stacey waphawula ukuthi kwakuyi-Apple Board Room, igumbi lapho ibhodi eliphezulu lenkampani lihlangana khona ukuze kube nemihlangano. Angizange ngiwaqaphele ngempela amanye amagama amagumbi esadlula kuwo, kodwa iningi lawo bekungamagumbi enkomfa.

Kwakukhona ama-orchid amaningi amhlophe emaphaseji. “USteve uzithande ngempela lezo,” kuphawula uStacey lapho ngihogela enye yazo (yebo, ngazibuza ukuthi yayingokoqobo yini). Siphinde sancoma osofa abahle besikhumba obumhlophe obungahlala kubo eduze kwereception, kodwa uStacey wasimangaza ngempendulo: “Laba akusibo abakwaSteve. Lezi zintsha. Kwakungabantu abadala, abavamile. USteve akathandanga uguquko kulokho.” Kuyamangaza ukuthi indoda eyayikhathazeke kakhulu ngokusungula izinto ezintsha kanye nombono yayikwazi kanjani ukugcina izinto ngokungalindelekile.

Ukuvakasha kwethu kwase kuzophela kancane kancane. Ukuze sizijabulise, u-Stacey usibonise ku-iPhone yakhe isithombe sakhe esidwetshwe ngesandla se-Jobs' Mercedes esipake endaweni yokupaka evamile ngaphandle kwenkampani. Yiqiniso, endaweni yokupaka abakhubazekile. Endleleni yehla ngekheshi, wasixoxela indaba emfushane yokwenziwa kwe-"Ratatouille," ukuthi wonke umuntu kwa-Apple wayenikina amakhanda ngokuthi kungani noma ubani engaba nendaba nefilimu "yegundane eliphekayo", kuyilapho uSteve esehhovisi lakhe eqhumisa. kude nengoma eyodwa kuleyo movie kaningi...

[amakholomu egalari=”2″ ids=”79654,7 azophinde ahambe nathi eSitolo Senkampani sabo, esiseduze nekhona eliseduze nomnyango omkhulu nalapho singathenga khona izinto eziyisikhumbuzo ezingadayiswanga kunoma iyiphi enye i-Apple. isitolo emhlabeni. Nokuthi uzosinika isaphulelo sesisebenzi sika-20%. Awu, ungayithengi. Ngangingasafuni ukubambezela umqondisi wethu, ngakho ngavele ngaphenya esitolo ngase ngikhetha ngokushesha izikibha ezimbili ezimnyama (esinye ngokuziqhenya esihlotshiswe ngokuthi "Cupertino. Ikhaya Lomama") kanye ne-premium stainless steel thermos yekhofi. . Savalelisana futhi ngambonga ngobuqotho u-Stacey ngesipiliyoni sempilo yonke.

Endleleni esuka eCupertino, ngahlala esihlalweni somgibeli cishe imizuzu engamashumi amabili ngigqolozele kude, ngidlala izingxenye ezintathu kwezine zehora ezazisanda kudlula, okwaze kwaba muva nje bekungacabangeki, futhi ngidlalisa i-apula. I-apula elivela ku-apula. Ngendlela, hhayi okuningi.

Beka amazwana ezithombeni: Akuzona zonke izithombe ezithathwe umbhali wendatshana, ezinye zivela kwezinye izikhathi futhi zisebenza kuphela ukukhombisa nokunikeza umbono ongcono wezindawo umbhali azivakashele, kepha ubengavunyelwe ukuthwebula noma ukushicilela. .

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