> But the iPhone maker has been better positioned than many rivals to date in part because it added employees at a much slower clip than those companies during the pandemic.
I wonder to what extent that was what Apple meant to do, vs. to what extent it was forced on Apple because of supply-chain constraints? Apple was constrained by Chinese manufacturing in a way that software tech companies weren't.
Maybe lean hiring plays a part and maybe it doesn't, but I'm pretty sure "no free lunches" has nothing to do with it.
I wonder to what extent that was what Apple meant to do, vs. to what extent it was forced on Apple because of supply-chain constraints? Apple was constrained by Chinese manufacturing in a way that software tech companies weren't.
Maybe lean hiring plays a part and maybe it doesn't, but I'm pretty sure "no free lunches" has nothing to do with it.