September 11, 2001 as genius remembers
They say you remember very significant things in your life with a certain clarity when they happen. birth of a child, winning a race,...
Access granted.
One of this early memories was the idea of access. I can imagine that when the retail team looked at the roles of "genius" they held us...
A bit more about training
As you could imagine, training was just as you would expect. Classroom and leader led. Jim would sit in front of the class with a...
First day of actual training. Well not really.
Now fully badged we are ready to roam the campus, not so fast. We are instantly ushered from 1 Infinite loop, off-campus down to Bubb...
Getting a badge and seeing Steve Jobs
After getting clapped in and there were the obligatory "we are so happy you are here!" speeches we are ushered across the lobby in 1...
The first day!
As you can imagine a great time was had by all and we knew we had to get to 1 Infinite Loop in the am, 9am. We didn't get to bed till...
Getting ready for training.
I got an email from Apple travel with my itinerary for my trip. This would be the farthest I have ever flown, Albany to San Jose. We had...
48700
It's no surprise I took the offer and went to work for Apple. I know it was a rollercoaster ride of a story, an edge of your seat kinda...
Accepting the offer, maybe.
After going back and forth with friends I decided I would decline any offer. I had a degree in graphic design and I was pretty good at...
I'm a genius! Not so fast...
The interview with Steve went on longer than most, its safe to say we had several minutes together more than the others. How long I don't...