Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Layoffs Are Last Resort, But 'You Can Never Say Never'
Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Layoffs Are Last Resort, But 'You Can Never Say Never'
As many tech giants have been executing an unprecedented level of layoffs, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has managed to avoid major job cuts even though it missed expectations for several of its lines of business announced during its first-quarter earnings.
由於許多科技巨頭已經執行了前所未有的裁員， 蘋果公司 (NASDAQ: AAPL) 設法避免了重大的工作削減，儘管它錯過了對第一季度盈利期間公佈的幾個業務範圍的預期。
The iPhone maker announced its first quarterly revenue, which declined for the first time in nearly four years, with revenue of $117.2 billion that missed analyst expectations of $121.1 billion.
這家 iPhone 製造商宣布了其第一季度收入，這是近四年來首次下降，其收入為 1,172 億美元，錯過了分析師對 1,211 億美元的預期。
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook said there are ways to reduce costs, and that layoffs aren't the only answer.
在接受《華爾街日報》採訪時，蘋果首席執行官 蒂姆·库克 說有辦法降低成本，裁員並不是唯一的答案。
"I view layoffs as a last resort kind of thing," Cook said. "You can never say never. We want to manage costs in other ways to the degree that we can."
「我認為裁員是最後的手段，」庫克說。「你永遠不能說永遠。我們希望以其他方式管理成本，我們可以。」
Cook added that the company is managing costs very tightly and is curtailing hiring in certain areas while continuing to hire in others.
庫克補充說，該公司非常嚴格地管理成本，並且正在減少某些領域的招聘，同時繼續在其他領域僱用。
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With the present volatile economic condition, Apple has been cautious while managing its resources.
隨著目前波動的經濟狀況，Apple 在管理資源時一直保持謹慎態度。
The company added employees at a much slower clip than other tech companies during the pandemic. It also tends to run lean, with limited employee perks, and businesses focused on hardware products, reports WSJ.
在大流行期間，該公司增加了員工的速度比其他科技公司慢得多。WSJ 報導，它也傾向於運行精益，員工津貼有限，以及專注於硬件產品的企業。
Apple's workforce grew by about 20% to approximately 164,000 full-time employees from its fiscal year-end in September 2019 to September 2022. Around the same period, the employee count at Amazon.com, Inc doubled, and Microsoft Corp's rose 53%.
從 2019 年 9 月至 2022 年 9 月的會計年度，Apple 的員工人數增長約 20%，達到約 164,000 名全職員工。大約在同一時期，員工計數在 亚马逊公司 加倍，並且 微軟公司的上升了 53％。
Meanwhile, Alphabet Inc and Meta Platform Inc saw their employee counts increase by 57% and 94%, respectively.
與此同時， 字母公司 和 元平台 他們的員工人數分別增加了 57％ 和 94％。
According to the report, Apple has about 65,000 retail employees working in more than 500 stores, making up roughly 40% of the company's workforce.
根據該報告，蘋果有約 65,000 名零售員工在 500 多家商店工作，佔該公司勞動力的 40％ 左右。
Apple's last leg of major layoffs occurred in 1997, when co-founder Steve Jobs returned to the company, which then cut costs by firing 4,100 employees.
蘋果的最後一站重大裁員發生在 1997 年，當時聯合創始人 史蒂夫喬布 返回公司，然後通過解僱 4,100 名員工降低成本。
The Wall Street Journal quoted Tom Forte, senior research analyst at investment bank D.A. Davidson & Co., saying that "he expects Apple to reduce headcount, but it might do that quietly through employee attrition—by not replacing workers who leave."
引述《華爾街日報》 湯姆·福特投資銀行 D.A. Davidson & Co. 的高級研究分析師表示：「他希望 Apple 減少員工人數，但它可能會通過員工損失悄悄地做到這一點，而不是取代離職的員工。」
Earlier this year, Amazon announced another round of layoffs affecting 18,000 employees. In addition, Microsoft has announced that it will let go of 10,000 employees, and Google disclosed plans to cut 12,000 jobs.
今年早些時候，亞馬遜宣布了另一輪裁員，影響了 18,000 名員工。此外，微軟已經宣布，它將放手 10,000 名員工，谷歌披露計劃削減 12,000 個就業機會。
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