Jeff Campbell
01-26-2010, 05:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.cultofmac.com/apple-fires-genius-for-no-show-after-he-volunteers-for-haitian-earthquake-relief/27443?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+cultofmac/bFow+(Cult+of+Mac)' target='_blank'>http://www.cultofmac.com/apple-fire...w+(Cult+of+Mac)</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Apple's shown some commitment to Haitian Earthquake Relief Efforts by making it easy for iTunes users to donate to the Red Cross, but according to one Genius Bar employee, this commitment doesn't extend to letting its employees rush off to Santiagio to help facilitate relief efforts: he was fired for his troubles."</em></p><p><span><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1264440232.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></span></p><p><span>So now he ends up in the unemployment line. I can't fault Apple either, if he didn't follow the polices then they are within their rights to terminate. And unless he had it pre-arranged that he could use volunteer work as an excuse for not showing up then I don't know many companies that would actually allow this type of excuse to fly. </span></p>