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Yayin da na ziyarci zuciyar Apple, hedkwatar Cupertino

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Abokin aboki. Wannan haɗin na musamman na mutane biyu kawai ya ba ni damar cika babban buri guda ɗaya - in ziyarci zuciyar Apple, Cibiyar HQ a Cupertino, CA kuma in isa wuraren da na karanta kawai, ana gani lokaci-lokaci a cikin hotuna da ba kasafai ba, ko maimakon gani kawai tunanin. Kuma har ga wadanda ban taba mafarkin su ba. Amma domin…

Shigar da Apple HQ a lokacin yammacin Lahadi

Da farko, Ina so in bayyana cewa ni ba mafaraucin abin mamaki ba ne, ba na yin leken asirin masana'antu, kuma ban yi wani kasuwanci da Tim Cook ba. Da fatan za a ɗauki wannan labarin a matsayin ƙoƙari na gaskiya don raba babban abin da na sani tare da mutanen da suka "san abin da nake magana akai".

Hakan ya fara ne a farkon watan Afrilun bara, lokacin da na je ganin abokina da dadewa a California. Kodayake adireshin "1 Infinite Loop" yana ɗaya daga cikin buƙatun yawon buɗe ido na na TOP, bai kasance mai sauƙi haka ba. Ainihin, na dogara ne akan gaskiyar cewa - idan na taɓa zuwa Cupertino - zan zagaya hadaddun in ɗauki hoto na tuffa mai girgiza a gaban babban ƙofar. Ƙari ga haka, ƙwazon abokina na Amirka da kuma yawan aikin da nake yi bai ƙara daɗa bege da farko ba. Amma sai ya karye kuma al'amuran sun ɗauki yanayi mai ban sha'awa.

A daya daga cikin fitar da mu tare, muna wucewa ta Cupertino ba shiri, don haka na tambayi ko za mu iya zuwa Apple don ganin yadda hedkwatar ke aiki kai tsaye. Ranar Lahadi da yamma ne, rana ta bazara ta yi zafi sosai, hanyoyi sun yi tsit. Muka wuce babbar kofar shiga muka yi parking a cikin katafaren filin ajiye motoci na zoben da babu kowa a ciki da ke kewaye da ginin gaba daya. Yana da ban sha'awa cewa bai cika komai ba, amma bai cika cika ranar Lahadi ba. A takaice, wasu mutane kaɗan a Apple suna aiki ko da a ranar Lahadi da yamma, amma babu da yawa daga cikinsu.

Marubucin labarin don alamar kamfani na ginin da ƙofar ga baƙi

Na zo ne don ɗaukar hoto na babban ƙofar, shin yawon bude ido da ake bukata ya nuna ta alamar da ke nuna de facto ilimin lissafin banza ("Infinity No. 1"), kuma na ɗan ɗanɗano jin daɗin kasancewa a nan. Amma gaskiyar magana, ba haka ba ne. Ba a gina kamfani ba, amma ta mutane ne. Kuma lokacin da babu wani mutum mai rai da nisa, hedkwatar daya daga cikin manyan kamfanoni a duniya ya zama kamar gidan da aka watsar, kamar babban kanti bayan rufe lokaci. Abin ban mamaki…

A kan hanyar dawowa, tare da Cupertino a hankali ya bace a cikin madubi, har yanzu ina tunanin yadda nake ji a kaina, lokacin da wani abokina ya buga lamba daga blue, kuma godiya ga sauraron kyauta, na kasa yarda da nawa. kunnuwa. "Hi Stacey, kawai ina wucewa ta Cupertino tare da wani abokina daga Jamhuriyar Czech kuma ina tunanin ko za mu iya saduwa da ku a Apple wani lokaci don cin abinci." Ya tambaya. "Eh eh, bet zan nemo kwanan wata in rubuto muku imel," ya zo da amsa. Kuma ya kasance.

Sati biyu suka wuce D-day ta iso. Na sanya t-shirt mai ban sha'awa tare da Macintosh da aka tarwatsa, na ɗauki abokina a wurin aiki kuma, tare da rawar gani a cikina, na fara tunkarar madaidaicin madauki kuma. Washe gari talata kafin azahar rana ta haska, parking lot ya cika ya fashe. Irin wannan bayanan baya, sabanin ji - kamfani a matsayin mai rai, kwayoyin halitta.

Duban liyafar a kofar shiga babban ginin. Source: Flickr

A wajen liyafar, mun sanar da daya daga cikin mataimakan biyu da za mu gani. A halin yanzu, ta gayyace mu mu yi rajista a iMac da ke kusa da mu mu zauna a harabar gidan kafin uwar gidanmu ta ɗauke mu. Wani daki-daki mai ban sha'awa - bayan rajistar mu, alamun mannewa ba su fito ta atomatik ba, amma an buga su ne kawai bayan ma'aikacin Apple da kansa ya ɗauke mu. A ganina, classic "Applovina" - nika ka'ida zuwa ga asali ayyuka.

Don haka muka zauna a cikin kujerun fata baƙar fata kuma muka jira Stacey na ƴan mintuna. Gaba dayan ginin kofar shiga babban fili ne mai tsayin hawa uku. Fuka-fukan hagu da na dama suna haɗe da "gadaji" guda uku, kuma a matakinsu ne aka raba ginin a tsaye zuwa wani zauren shiga da liyafar liyafar da kuma katafaren atrium, riga "a bayan layi". Yana da wuya a ce daga ina rundunar sojoji ta musamman za ta gudu idan aka yi tilas a shiga cikin cikin gidan, amma gaskiyar ita ce, wannan ƙofar tana gadi ne da wani (i, ɗaya) mai gadi.

Lokacin da Stacey ta ɗauke mu, a ƙarshe mun sami waɗancan alamun baƙon da kuma baucan $10 guda biyu don rufe abincin rana. Bayan ɗan gajeren maraba da gabatarwa, mun ketare layin da aka keɓe zuwa babban atrium kuma, ba tare da tsawaitawa ba, mun ci gaba kai tsaye ta cikin wurin shakatawa na cikin harabar harabar da ke gaban ginin, inda ma'aikacin gidan abinci da cafeteria "Café Macs" yake a kan ginin. kasa kasa. A kan hanya, mun wuce sanannen filin wasa a cikin ƙasa, inda aka gudanar da babban bankwana ga Steve Jobs "Tunawa Steve". Na ji kamar na shiga cikin fim…

Café Macs sun maraba da mu da tsakar rana, inda za a iya samun kimanin mutane 200-300 a lokaci guda. Gidan cin abinci da kansa shine ainihin tsibiran buffet daban-daban, wanda aka tsara bisa ga nau'ikan abinci - Italiyanci, Mexica, Thai, mai cin ganyayyaki (da sauran waɗanda ban samu zuwa ba). Ya isa shiga jerin gwanon da aka zaɓa kuma a cikin minti ɗaya an riga an yi mana hidima. Yana da ban sha'awa cewa, duk da tsoron farko na taron jama'a da ake sa ran, halin da ake ciki na rikicewa da kuma tsawon lokaci a cikin jerin gwano, duk abin da ya tafi cikin sauri da sauri.

(1) Mataki na kide kide da wake-wake da abubuwan da suka faru a cikin Central Park, (2) Gidan cin abinci/Kafeteria "Café Macs" (3) Ginin 4 Infinity Loop, wanda ke da gidaje masu haɓaka Apple, (4) liyafar Babban bene, (5) Ofishin Peter Oppenheimer , CFO na Apple, (6) Ofishin Tim Cook, Shugaba na Apple, (7) Ofishin Steve Jobs, (8) Apple Board Room. Source: Apple Maps

Ma'aikatan Apple ba sa samun abincin rana kyauta, amma suna siyan su a farashi mai araha fiye da gidajen cin abinci na yau da kullun. Ciki har da babban jita-jita, abin sha da kayan zaki ko salati, yawanci suna dacewa da dala 10 (rambi 200), wanda ke da kyakkyawan farashi ga Amurka. Duk da haka, na yi mamakin cewa su ma sun biya apples. Duk da haka, ba zan iya yin tsayayya ba kuma na shirya daya don abincin rana - bayan haka, lokacin da na yi sa'a don samun "apple a apple".

Tare da abincin rana mun yi hanyarmu ta zagaye cikakkiyar lambun gaba zuwa ga atrium mai iska ta babban ƙofar. Mun sami ɗan lokaci don yin magana da jagoranmu a ƙarƙashin rawanin bishiyoyi masu rai. Ta yi shekaru da yawa tana aiki a Apple, abokiyar aikin Steve Jobs ce, kullum suna haduwa a corridor kuma ko da ya tafi shekara guda da rabi da barinsa, ya bayyana sarai yadda ake kewarta. "Har yanzu ji yake kamar yana nan tare da mu," in ji ta.

A cikin wannan mahallin, na tambayi game da sadaukarwar ma'aikata don yin aiki - ko ya canza ta kowace hanya tun lokacin da suke alfahari da "90 hours / mako kuma ina son shi!" "Hakane," Stacey ta amsa a hankali ba tare da wata damuwa ba. Kodayake zan bar ƙwararrun ƙwararrun Amurkawa daga hangen ma'aikaci ("Ina daraja aikina."), Da alama a gare ni cewa a Apple har yanzu akwai aminci na son rai sama da aikin zuwa mafi girma fiye da sauran kamfanoni.

(9) Babban bene, (10) Babban ƙofar Ginin Tsakiyar 1 Infinity Loop, (11) Ginin 4 Infinity Loop, wanda ke dauke da masu haɓaka Apple. Source: Apple Maps

Daga nan muka tambayi Stacey cikin zolaya ko za ta kai mu babban dakin siket na baƙar fata (labs masu sabbin kayayyaki na sirri). Ta dan yi tunani sannan ta ce, "Tabbas ba haka ba ne, amma zan iya kai ku zuwa Babban Floor - idan dai ba ku yi magana a can ba..." Wow! Tabbas, nan da nan muka yi alkawari ba za mu ko da numfashi ba, muka gama abincin rana muka nufi elevators.

Babban bene shine bene na uku a gefen hagu na babban ginin. Muka ɗauko lif muka haye na uku, gada mafi girma tana jujjuya kan atrium a gefe ɗaya da liyafar shiga a ɗayan. Muka shiga bakin layukan bene na sama, inda liyafar take. Stacey, mai murmushi da ɗan bincikar receptionist, ta san mu, don haka kawai ta wuce ta, muka yi shuru muna daga hannu mun gaisa.

Kuma a kusa da kusurwar farko ya zo da haskakawar ziyarar. Stacey ta tsaya, ta nuna 'yan mita nesa zuwa wata bude kofar ofis dake gefen dama na corridor, ta sa yatsa a bakinta tana rada, "Ofishin Tim Cook kenan." Na tsaya a daskare na dakika biyu ko uku ina kallon kofar da ke abar. Na yi tunanin ko yana ciki. Sai Stacey ta lura a hankali, "Ofishin Steve yana kan titi." Bayan 'yan daƙiƙa kaɗan suka shuɗe yayin da na yi tunani game da tarihin Apple gabaɗaya, duk hirar da aka yi da Ayyuka sun sake kunnawa a idanuna, kuma na yi tunani, "Ga ku. , daidai a cikin zuciyar Apple, a wurin da duk ya fito, a nan ne tarihi ya yi tafiya."

Marubucin labarin akan filin ofis na Peter Oppenheimer, CFO na Apple

Sannan ta kara da cewa ofishin a nan (a gabanmu!) na Oppenheimer ne (CFO na Apple) kuma tuni ya kai mu ga babban filin da ke kusa da shi. A nan na fara numfashi. Zuciyata na bugawa kamar tsere, hannuna na rawa, ga wani kulli a cikin makogwarona, amma lokaci guda na ji wani mugun gamsuwa da farin ciki. Muna tsaye a kan filaye na Babban falon Apple, kusa da mu filin Tim Cook ya ji kamar "na sani" kamar baranda maƙwabcin, ofishin Steve Jobs mai nisan mita 10 daga ni. Burina ya cika.

Mun ɗan jima muna hira, ina jin daɗin kallon babban bene na babban ginin harabar da ke gidan masu haɓakawa na Apple, sannan suka ja da baya cikin zauren. Na tambayi Stacey a hankali "yan dakiku kadan" kuma ba tare da wata magana ba ta sake tsayawa na kalli zauren. Ina so in tuna da wannan lokacin da kyau sosai.

Hoton misalta titin da ke kan Babban bene. A yanzu babu hotuna a bango, babu teburan katako, ƙarin orchids a cikin wuraren da aka ajiye a bangon. Source: Flickr

Muka koma wurin liyafar da ke saman bene muka ci gaba da gangarowa daga cikin corridor zuwa gefe. Dama a ƙofar farko ta hagu, Stacey ta lura cewa ita ce Dakin Hukumar Apple, ɗakin da manyan shugabannin kamfanin ke haɗuwa don taro. Ban lura da sauran sunayen dakunan da muka wuce ba, amma yawancin dakunan taro ne.

Akwai farare masu yawa a cikin hanyoyin. "Steve yana son waɗancan da gaske," in ji Stacey lokacin da na ji kamshin ɗayansu (eh, na yi mamakin ko da gaske ne). Mun kuma yaba kyawawan fararen sofas na fata waɗanda za ku iya zama a kusa da liyafar, amma Stacey ta ba mu mamaki da amsar: “Waɗannan ba na Steve ba ne. Waɗannan sababbi ne. Akwai irin wannan tsohuwar, talakawa. Steve ba ya son canji a cikin wannan.” Abin mamaki ne yadda mutumin da ya damu da sababbin abubuwa da hangen nesa zai iya zama mai ra'ayin mazan jiya ta wasu hanyoyi.

Ziyarar mu ta zo karshe a hankali. Don jin daɗi, Stacey ta nuna mana akan iphone ɗinta hotonta da aka zana ta hannunta na Mercedes na Ayyuka da aka yi fakin a filin ajiye motoci na yau da kullun a wajen kamfanin. Tabbas, a cikin filin ajiye motoci na nakasassu. A kan hanyar saukar da lif, ta ba mu ɗan gajeren labari daga yin "Ratatouille," yadda kowa da kowa a Apple ke girgiza kai game da dalilin da yasa kowa zai damu da fim din "bera mai dafa" yayin da Steve yana cikin ofishinsa yana fashewa. nisantar waka daya daga wancan fim din akai-akai...

[gallery columns=”2″ ids=”79654,7 cewa shima zai tafi tare da mu zuwa Shagon Kamfaninsu, wanda ke kusa da babban kofar shiga da kuma inda za mu iya siyan kayayyakin tunawa da ba a siyar da su a cikin wani Apple Store. kantin sayar da a duniya. Kuma zai ba mu rangwamen ma'aikata kashi 20%. To, kar a saya. Ban so in jinkirta jagoranmu ba, don haka kawai sai na shiga cikin kantin sayar da kaya kuma na ɗauki baƙar fata guda biyu da sauri (wanda aka lullube shi da "Cupertino. Gidan Uwar Uwa") da kuma ƙaramin kofi mai zafi na bakin karfe. . Mun yi bankwana kuma na gode wa Stacey da gaske don a zahiri gogewar rayuwa.

A kan hanya daga Cupertino, na zauna a cikin kujerar fasinja na kusan mintuna ashirin ina kallon nesa, ina sake kunna kashi uku cikin hudu na sa'a da ta wuce, wanda har kwanan nan ba a iya kwatanta shi ba, kuma yana nibrating akan apple. A apple daga apple. Af, ba yawa.

Sharhi kan hotuna: Ba dukkan hotuna ne marubucin labarin ya ɗauka ba, wasu daga wasu lokuta ne kuma suna hidima ne kawai don kwatantawa da ba da kyakkyawan ra'ayi na wuraren da marubucin ya ziyarta, amma ba a ba su damar ɗaukar hoto ko buga su ba. .

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