Pampered Apple employees revolt after CEO Tim Cook asks them to come back to the office three days a week from SEPTEMBER - because it neglects their 'lived experiences' and 'inclusivity'

 Apple employees are responding with outrage after CEO Tim Cook rolled out a new mandate directing them to return to the office at least three days a week in September. 

In a lengthy letter that began circulating for signatures on Friday, Apple employees complain that Cook's newly announced policy is 'not sufficient in addressing many of our needs,' according to The Verge.   

'Over the last year we often felt not just unheard, but at times actively ignored,' the Apple employees wrote. 


'Messages like, 'we know many of you are eager to reconnect in person with your colleagues back in the office,' with no messaging acknowledging that there are directly contradictory feelings amongst us feels dismissive and invalidating,' the letter said. 

The average salary for Apple employees at the corporate headquarters in Cupertino is about $125,000. 

Apple employees are responding with outrage after CEO Tim Cook (above) rolled out a new mandate directing them to return to the office at least three days a week

Apple employees are responding with outrage after CEO Tim Cook (above) rolled out a new mandate directing them to return to the office at least three days a week

The Apple Park campus is seen in Cupertino, California. Cook announced Apple's new policy in a company-wide memo on Wednesday

The Apple Park campus is seen in Cupertino, California. Cook announced Apple's new policy in a company-wide memo on Wednesday


Apple, notoriously insistent on in-person work prior to the pandemic, is taking a more conservative approach than Facebook and Twitter, which will allow employees to work from home permanently if they want.  

Google also faced employee backlash after announcing plans for staff to return to its US offices, and last month backtracked and said that up to 20 percent of workers will be allowed to work from home permanently.

Cook announced Apple's new policy in a company-wide memo on Wednesday, writing that all staff would be expected to come in to the office on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays starting on.

They will also have option for remote working on Wednesdays and Fridays, and some teams requiring 'in-person' work will be required to return for up to five days a week.

'For all that we've been able to achieve while many of us have been separated, the truth is that there has been something essential missing from this past year: each other,' Cook wrote in the memo.

He added: 'Video conference calling has narrowed the distance between us, to be sure, but there are things it simply cannot replicate.'

The response letter from Apple employees took umbrage at Cook's remarks, saying: 'Over the last year we often felt not just unheard, but at times actively ignored'

The response letter from Apple employees took umbrage at Cook's remarks, saying: 'Over the last year we often felt not just unheard, but at times actively ignored'

In their response letter, Apple employees took umbrage with Cook's remarks. 

'We've come to look forward to working as we are now, without the daily need to return to the office,' the pro-remote employees wrote. 

'It feels like there is a disconnect between how the executive team thinks about remote / location-flexible work and the lived experiences of many of Apple's employees.'

The letter veers at times into trendy bromides, arguing that remote work benefits 'diversity and inclusion' and reduces 'environmental impact.'

According to the Verge, the letter was written and edited by more than 80 employees who congregate in a Slack channel for 'remote work advocates' with roughly 2,800 members. 

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment from DailyMail.com on Saturday.

In the UK, many companies are adopting a more flexible approach toward remote work.

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Corporate giants including British Gas owner Centrica, outsourcer Capita and lenders Santander and NatWest Group have confirmed they will move their workforces to a combination of office and remote working.

Public sector bodies including the Bank of England and HMRC are also consulting on work from home arrangements.

A recent survey of 2,000 office workers and 500 business leaders by Survation for flexible office business Orega found 53 percent of staff plan to work in a hybrid model between work and home.

Around 28 percent of workers plan to work five days a week in the office, compared with 72 percent before the pandemic, and 17 percent plan to work remotely full time.

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