“Once the darling of Silicon Valley, connected device company Nest — with former Apple exec Tony Fadell at the helm — is being described by some workers as a place where a toxic corporate culture has taken hold,” Sam Oliver reports for AppleInsider. “”
“‘Nest’s every step is administered to death’ by company chief Tony Fadell, one former Nest employee told Business Insider. That micromanagement is said to have created an environment where it’s ‘always crunch time,’ as last-minute design changes result in unrealistically tight deadlines that force employees to work late nights and weekends,” Oliver reports. “Other former employees who spoke to the outlet ‘highlighted an atmosphere of ‘fear’ and said that sitting near Fadell’s office meant hearing a constant barrage of shouting.'”
Oliver reports, “Discussion of the article on tech aggregator Hacker News prompted a second volley of complains about Fadell and Nest.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: As we wrote in January 2014:
A lot has been made of Google getting former Apple employees with their wild overpayment for Nest Labs. However, if Apple really wanted and valued these employees, they’d still be at Apple.
A Nest is the last thermostat or smoke alarm you want. You want quality thermostats and smoke alarms.
SEE ALSO:
Google engineer trashes Tony Fadell’s precious Nest smoke alarm – February 19, 2015
With HomeKit and Honeywell’s Lyric, a Nest acquisition by Apple would have been foolish – June 18, 2014
Will Apple’s Internet of Things vision hurt a beautiful idea? With HomeKit, Apple promises easy home automation – June 6, 2014
Smart thermostat war heats up as Apple-partner Honeywell takes aim at Google’s Nest – June 13, 2014
Honeywell takes dead aim at Google’s Nest with new iPhone-compatible Lyric smart thermostat – June 10, 2014
Dead to me: Apple’s Schiller ‘unfollows’ Tony Fadell and Nest after Google acquisition – January 18, 2014
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]