Amid pushback regarding Apple’s plans to return to in-person work this fall, Mark Gurman at Bloomberg reports that Apple is “ramping up ef

Gurman: Apple rapidly expanding outside of Silicon Valley as it struggles to recruit and retain talent

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2021-07-04 21:00:04

Amid pushback regarding Apple’s plans to return to in-person work this fall, Mark Gurman at Bloomberg reports that Apple is “ramping up efforts to decentralize out of Silicon Valley.” In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Gurman reports that Apple has faced a variety of problems recruiting and retaining talent because of its emphasis on Silicon Valley.

Gurman writes that Apple has been “losing talent” because of the high-cost of living in the San Francisco Bay Area. “Many engineers lamented that they couldn’t balance living expenses with other pursuits like college tuition for their children and long-term savings,” Gurman says.

Furthermore, Apple has struggled to diversify its workforce because of its focus on Silicon Valley. It also competes with a variety of companies for talent, including Amazon, Google, and Netflix. The cost of operations is also high, and Gurman writes that “Apple could get the same work out of employees demanding far lower salaries in less pricey regions.”

For these reasons, Apple is reportedly looking to decentralize out of Silicon Valley. Executives including Johny Srouji, Apple’s silicon boss, and Eddy Cue, Apple’s services boss, are both leading the charge here. Apple’s retail and HR chief Deirdre O’Brien is also supporting these efforts.

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