Apple fires senior engineering program manager for leaking product information
10th September, 2021 at 9:56 pm by Sam
- Ashley Gjovik allegedly fired for violating company policy
- Some say the timing of this termination is suspicious
- Apple employees are starting to organize over poor handling of workplace convinces
On Tuesday, Apple fired their senior engineering program manager Ashley Gjovik for violating company policy which regarded the disclosure of intellectual property, but failed to specify what confidential information was actually leaked.
Last month, Ashley Gjovik filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board against alleged harassment at the workplace.
For the past few months, Gjovik has publicly aired multiple concerns over unresolved workplace issues, including sexism and discrimination. Earlier today, Gjovik received an email from Apple’s employee relations team saying that an “investigation into an intellectual property matter” was underway.
Apple has now informed Gjovik that her employment has been terminated for violating company policies and rules, including leaking confidential product information.
After I started facing retaliation and intimidation last spring, I sadly expected to be fired without any real explanation (as I was today). However, I'm still shocked and hurt. I love Apple products and worked tirelessly to help ensure Apple creates exceptional customer experiences. Me as a little girl playing on my G3 Tower would have never dreamt that the company would fire me for advocating for employee rights and labor conditions, I feel betrayed.
Gjovik has been tweeting about various work related issues for months and would often include redacted emails and other media in her posts. According to some, the timing of today’s termination is suspicious. A tweet posted about 10 minutes before ER reached out contained a reference to a 2011 incident in which Apple security personnel searched the home of a San Francisco man for a missing iPhone prototype.
Gjovik has also noted that the ER representative is a member of Apple’s threat assessment and workplace violence team and holds the same title and job description as a senior investigator named in the supposed house raid.
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