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A comment on Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message.

Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message by obstinate on Saturday May 20, 2017 @06:53PM (#14384798)
It's not like Google's daycare is particularly accessible either. The cost is far above market rate -- almost 2x from what I've heard -- and your chances of getting in are <10%. It's not a free benefit, and it's not a benefit available to every employee by a long shot.

I think Apple's failure to start a daycare sends exactly this message: we're not good at running daycares.

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Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message by vacri on Saturday May 20, 2017 @07:11PM (#14384862)
Is Google Daycare staffed, or are the kids directed to a Google Group and advised to self-help?
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Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message by itsdrewmiller on Saturday May 20, 2017 @07:10PM (#14384859)
This would be my guess, too - along with the fact that Google is fine outsourcing things outside their core competencies while Apple would want to micromanage the exact color and count of every toy in every class.
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Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message by simplehuman on Saturday May 20, 2017 @07:22PM (#14384904)
> Apple would want to micromanage the exact color and count of every toy in every class

You joke but people will tell you this is why they love it.

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Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message by obstinate on Saturday May 20, 2017 @08:16PM (#14385096)
Well. Google does not outsource the daycares. So that would not be a delta versus Apple in this domain.
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Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message by itsdrewmiller on Friday May 26, 2017 @01:07PM (#14425583)
They started by outsourcing it, then eventually took it over and raised the prices by a lot. Sounds like it was pretty dramatic.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2008/07/05/business/05nocera.html...

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