Apple to adopt hybrid work model despite worker pleas for more flexibility

Apple will move forward with plans to hold in-office work hours starting in September despite some employees' pleas for a more flexible arrangement.Apple SVP of retail and people Deirdre O'Brien, addressing employees in an internal video viewed by The Verge on Tuesday, said the company will adopt a hybrid work model announced earlier this month.'We believe that in-person collaboration is essential to our culture and our future,' O'Brien said. 'If we take a moment to reflect on our unbelievable product launches this past year, the products and the launch execution were built upon the base of years of work that we did when we were all together in-person.' Read more...