14 DAY TRIAL // Apple CEO Tim Cook has sent a company-wide email announcing that everyone will get the full Thanksgiving week off, with pay, in celebration of the company’s achievements this year.
Cook addresses employees in a familiar manner.
“Team-
It’s been an exciting summer. For the first time, we’ve launched two new iPhone product lines. iOS 7 was created from a deep collaboration between our design and engineering teams, bringing to our customers a stunning new user interface and amazing new features. We unveiled OS X Mavericks and the most powerful Mac ever. The App Store celebrated a new milestone — 50 billion downloads. And we continued to express our love for music with iTunes Radio and the iTunes Festival.”
The letter continues with Cook highlighting other things he’s proud about, such as improving working conditions, the company’s environmental efforts, helping eradicate AIDS with the (PRODUCT) RED line, supporting education, all of which make “a substantial contribution to society.”
“None of this would have been possible without you. Our most important resource is not our money, our intellectual property, or any capital asset. Our most important resource — our soul — is our people,” says Cook.
In recognition of these achievements, the CEO is pleased to announce that Apple employees are getting an extended Thanksgiving holiday this year.
“We will shut down with pay on November 25, 26, and 27 so our teams can have the whole week off.”
As usual, divisions like Retail and AppleCare will continue to work during this time to serve the customers, “but will receive the same number of days off at an alternate time,” Cook says.
The Apple CEO hopes everyone finds the extra time “restful and relaxing,” and concludes saying, “I am exceedingly proud of all of you. I am in awe of what you’ve accomplished and couldn’t be more excited about the future.”