My reasons for leaving Apple had nothing to do with this decision. I was already no longer working on Rosetta 2 in a day-to-day capacity, although I would still frequently chat with the team and give input on future directions.
It's crazy to me that apple would put one guy on a project this important. At my company (another faang), I would have the ceo asking me for updates and roadmaps and everything. I know that stuff slows me down, but even without that, I don't think I could ever do something like this... I feel like I do when I watch guitar youtubers, just terrible
I hope you were at least compensated like a team of 20 engineers :P
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> Back then, Apple had a sabbatical program that encouraged (mandated?) employees to take six consecutive weeks off every five years.
This is really a good take. I can't imagine companies give sabbatical programs nowadays. You still have your vacations so JK took 12 weeks (OP mentioned in the same comment). It was a boon for any system programmer who needs to clear his mind or deepen his thoughts.