Tim Cook Faces Surprising Employee Unrest at Apple
I think this is a poorly sourced and not a reliably fact checked article.<p>This is at least the 2nd time on HN that a report has suggested Ashley Gjovik was complaining about &quot;toxic chemicals at work&quot;. The previous article referred to something published at &quot;The Verge&quot; - &quot;her office is in an Apple building located on a superfund site&quot; 
&lt;<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;2021&#x2F;9&#x2F;9&#x2F;22666049&#x2F;apple-fires-senior-engineering-program-manager-ashley-gjovik-for-allegedly-leaking-information" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;2021&#x2F;9&#x2F;9&#x2F;22666049&#x2F;apple-fires-senio...</a>&gt;<p>Other published articles (and I believe is likely the truth) indicate that the toxic chemical issues were related to her personal living space &lt;<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sfbayview.com&#x2F;2021&#x2F;03&#x2F;i-thought-i-was-dying-my-apartment-was-built-on-toxic-waste&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sfbayview.com&#x2F;2021&#x2F;03&#x2F;i-thought-i-was-dying-my-apart...</a>&gt;<p>The nytimes ought to be very embarrassed about this stupid error.<p>I note that the personal toxic superfund site issues were previously discussed on HN.<p>I am also somewhat confused about the persona of &quot;Cher Scarlett&quot;. I do not think it is a real identity. I also have some serious doubts if they, or their alter ego, is actually employed at Apple. Reputable journalists could actually verify this with employment and tax records -- journalists would actually have to do the necessary due diligence.<p>Twitter suggests that &quot;Cher Scarlett&quot; is located in Seattle. (This would make them a remote worker for Apple). Also seemingly making quite a lot of tweets. When does this person do any work for Apple? Is this person the reason why Apple isn&#x27;t responding to Security reports and the bug bounty program?<p>After reading many tweets I am failing to detect any comprehension of, or demonstration of, a computer security &quot;mindset&quot; -- something that, in my experience, does tend to manifest itself in the personality of security folks over extended periods of time.<p>I am unable to determine what sort of security role this person has.<p>I am not suggesting any malice or ill will towards &quot;Cher Scarlett&quot;. I am trying to present this as a technical analysis.<p>In summary, I really question if &quot;Cher Scarlett&quot; is actually a real person in they way they are presenting themselves to be.