Apple employees remain split on decision to fire exec who joked about fondling 'big-breasted women' in viral TikTok
in a viral TikTok post, his colleagues and fellow employees at the tech giant seem to have mixed feeling about his termination. for a recent story that they hadn't witnessed sexist or unprofessional behavior, noting he would occasionally use comedy to diffuse heated moments. Blevins worked as a vice president of procurement at Apple for 22 years, and was highly regarded for his negotiating skills and ability to keep costs down, according to the Journal. .
The video, which was posted by Daniel Mac as part of a series where he asks people with expensive cars about their careers, has now been viewed 2 million times. It also was flagged to Apple's human resources team, prompting an executive to reach out to Blevins. to remove the video from TikTok after Apple contacted him at 1:30 a.m. asking that he get it taken down immediately. According to Blevins, he was told by an exec that"this is really bad, some people have complained.
"It utterly shocked me," he told the Journal."My whole life has been Apple. I tried to be the most loyal person."
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