![]() Sanders has traveled internationally with the band’s Trumpet Ensemble to Australia and Germany in addition to numerous statewide locations. During his tenure in “Pershing’s Own” he has played on the nationally televised broadcasts of “A Capitol Fourth” and the “National Memorial Day Concert.” Additionally, Sanders performed at the State Funerals of Presidents Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, as well as inaugural parades for Presidents Bush and Obama. Sanders has been a member of the Baton Rouge Symphony, Acadiana Symphony (Lafayette, LA), and the Lexington Philharmonic (Lexington, KY). He has earned a BME from Louisiana State University and a MM form the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. MSG Jason Sanders has been a member of The U.S. One could argue that Apple hasn't reached the depths that Amazon has – last year it was reported that some Americans who work for the world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, the owner of the retail giant, had been forced to pee in bottles because they did not have time to take a toilet break given the work targets they were set.Alum: Louisiana State University / U of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music Apple really isn't bothered to be known as a mean employer. If anything, things have become much worse. I made mention of this trait seven years ago when the local bosses of Google, Apple and Microsoft appeared before a Senate committee. It appears that with the passing years, tech companies tend to lose any vestige of shame that they have. The motto of the Cupertino outfit seems to be: "Force employees to work real hard, and then pay them the smallest possible amount." None of these adjectives is in any way complimentary. One is reminded of the Hindi word kanjoos the Merriam Webster dictionary offers synonyms such as cheap, chintzy, close, closefisted, mean, mingy, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, pinching, pinchpenny, spare, sparing, stinting, tight, tightfisted, uncharitable and ungenerous. ![]() Values? Innovation? Cook forgot to mention the parsimoniousness, the stinginess, which seems to be Apple's overriding value. “As always, we are leading with our values, and expressing them in everything we build, from new features that are designed to protect user privacy and security, to tools that will enhance accessibility, part of our longstanding commitment to create products for everyone.” ![]() “This quarter’s record results speak to Apple’s constant efforts to innovate, to advance new possibilities, and to enrich the lives of our customers,” he was quoted as saying. The company pulled in US$83.0 billion (A$132.7 billion) in revenue for the quarter which ended on 25 June, a rise of 2%, and that in difficult times.Īnd as usual, chief executive Tim Cook was out there blowing his trumpet. Just to refresh our collective memory, gentle reader, this is the same company that reported record revenue for its latest quarter. ![]()
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