Who said it wouldn’t last? Actually, I can’t recall anybody saying that on the day I received my employee number, handbook, etc. So much has changed in a year too: Somara works here as a temp but she’s applying for a permanent position; The iTunes Store outsells Wal-Mart for music (according to recent reports in the news); the iMac’s look has changed again; and the iPhone has been a big success if all the imitators are an indicator.
I don’t have much else to say this year. Maybe I’ll write something bigger to go with should I make it 10 years because there’s a special plaque one receives. My time with Apple certainly is a contrast with past employers which usually lasted less than three years due to their fortunes souring (GDW, PCC), it became time to move on since the work, people or pay were unsatisfying (DG, Journal Corporation, Towers) or I wanted to come back to Austin (PSW-NorTel).