Posted on 07/28/2021 1:29:09 PM PDT by conservative98
Apple CEO Tim Cook told FOX Business this week that employees of the firm will not be expected to return to the office until October or beyond, after telling workers earlier this summer to prepare to come back to the office in September for at least three days a week.
The iPhone maker's move is part of a growing trend of tech companies that are issuing such delays as coronavirus persists in the U.S.
"As the last 18 months have demonstrated many times before, progress made is not progress guaranteed," Cook said in a conference call Tuesday. "An uneven recovery to the pandemic and the delta variant surging in many countries around the world have shown us once again that the road to recovery will be a winding one."
Meanwhile, Apple will again require masks for customers and staff in most of its U.S. retail locations, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing a company memo. The requirement will go into effect Thursday at more than half of Apple's 270 U.S. stores, even for people who are vaccinated against COVID-19.
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There must be bodies everywhere.
again again?
Mask rules for customers have been a contentious issue throughout the pandemic and workers in stores and restaurants have often been thrust into the role of carrying out their employers’ mask rules, sometimes with violent consequences. Last month, a grocery clerk in Georgia was killed after a dispute with a customer over face masks.
A Walmart spokesperson said Wednesday that the company has followed CDC guidance throughout the pandemic. “This one is a little more complicated due to county-by-county discretion, but expect to hear more from us soon.”
Maria Brous, a spokesperson for Publix, said the company was “reviewing the updated CDC guidance” and would provide updates regarding our policies as appropriate.”
if the official count is to be believed the death toll yesterday was 367
The DNC machine has got their marching orders.
“We need to lockdown the USA again so we can win 2022 elections”
All the big establishment players are setting the table.
I don’t but Apple it’s full of worms
The midterms are ESSENTIAL and all that matters.
Wish I could boycott the Borg...er I mean apple.
If you didn’t watch the news you would have no idea Covid was even going on now in the US.
Apple has close CCP connections; Have a friend of mine son working in China in one of their plants
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