US EditionApple Fitness Chief Accused of Toxic Workplace Culture and Harassment
More than 10% of Apple Fitness Technologies employees took extended medical leaves since 2022 amid allegations of verbal abuse and retaliation by VP Jay Blahnik, with a lawsuit trial set for 2027.
- Apple faces allegations of a toxic workplace and harassment within its fitness division led by Jay Blahnik, Apple’s vice president of fitness technologies, but an internal review found no evidence of wrongdoing and he remains in his role.
- Colleagues recount incidents such as a crude joke about Olympic skier Ted Ligety and lewd remarks about trainers during work meetings, while Wil Tidman received unsettling texts prompting medical leave and a settlement.
- Employees report that nine current and former employees described Blahnik as verbally abusive and more than 10 of the roughly 100-person Apple Fitness division took extended medical leaves.
- Mandana Mofidi has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging Apple Inc. bullied and retaliated against her, forcing her resignation with a trial set for the coming years.
- The allegations risk morale in Apple's Fitness team, pivotal to its $8 billion-plus services revenue, as analysts and HR professionals call for transparency and warn unresolved issues could drive talent attrition.
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About ten employees of the apple firm point to the behaviour of Apple Fitness's director, Jay Blahnik, for violent and inappropriate statements, according to a New York Times investigation.
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Apple denies its Fitness chief is bullying his team as an employee sues
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Il vice presidente Fitness Technology di Apple accusato di creare un ambiente di lavoro tossico
Nove attuali ed ex dipendenti che lavorano o hanno lavorato con Jay Blahnik, Vice President of Fitness Technologies di Apple, accusano quest'ultimo di avere creato "un ambiente di lavoro tossico". - su macitynet.it Il vice presidente Fitness Technology di Apple accusato di creare un ambiente di lavoro tossico
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