Tony Blevins, VP of procurement at smartphone giant Apple, has been forced out of the company following controversy over a viral TikTok video featuring the executive joking about his affluent lifestyle.
The video, posted earlier this month, apparently set off a chain of events within the company that led to Blevins’ departure, which was confirmed in a comment by an Apple representative to CNBC.featuring an over-the-top description of a decadent lifestyle. But in woke Silicon Valley, that’s enough to get you fired.
According to CNBC, the video, posted on TikTok, received over a million views. It appears on the channel of Daniel Mac, a TikTok influencer whose channel focuses on interviewing people who drive expensive cars. While wokeness is everywhere to be found in corporate America, Silicon Valley tech companies have always led the charge when it comes to making the work environment as hyper-progressive as possible.
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