Former Apple Employee Sam Sung Changed His Name to Avoid Attention

[Bigbuddy1]

no one forced him to change his name, he made a choice. that being said, this entire situation is the result of customers being terrible people. his name was sam sung, so what? why were people harassing him for it?

Because it’s the exact same as certain apple fans saying to individuals that your poor or inferior for having an android device

 

[sparkie7]

Everyone has a right to change their name if they don't like the one their parents gave them. Good on him.

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

In his case it was unintentional.

 

[Happy_John]

Why did Apple seemingly punish him? Removing him from the floor seems excessive. Apple can be so annoying sometimes.

??? I don't know how you read this as Apple punishing him. It sounds very much like he was pulled from the shop floor because the general public / internet morons were harassing him. A retail outlet shouldn't allow their staff to be harassed by the general public, so they took him off the floor to stop him being harassed.

 

[MRSugarD]

It‘s not like Apple didn‘t know his name while hiring him?

 

[Happy_John]

It‘s not like Apple didn‘t know his name while hiring him?

Saying "we won't hire you because of your name" is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

His name wasn't an issue. His name becoming a meme was the issue.

 

[Richu]

MacRumors: Former Apple Employee Sam Sung changed his name to avoid attention.

Also MacRumors: *posts a front page article about it and gives him even more unwanted attention*

Despicable that they’re making news of this. Leave the guy alone, you can get ad revenue from other sources.

 

[Happy_John]

Despicable that they’re making news of this. Leave the guy alone, you can get ad revenue from other sources.

Yep, it's not a case of reporting a story, it's a case of perpetuating the meme.

 

[N0ughtsAndCr0sses]

For all Apple’s faults I don’t think they’d fire him for having a name. I can totally understand why he’d not want to be identified as an over decade old internet joke. Also I used to frequent that Apple Store before moving out of Vancouver.

You’re too uptight.


Embrace the funny side and carry on.
No one cares more than 30 secs, remember?

 

[Happy_John]

You’re too uptight.


Embrace the funny side and carry on.
No one cares more than 30 secs, remember?

The guy feared that he'd lose his job and he ended up feeling that he had to legally change his name, it's understandable he wasn't seeing the funny side, and he obviously did care for more than 30 seconds.

 

[downpour]

Apparently his new name is Mackenzie Intosh, but he prefers Mac.

 

[hortod1]

I guarantee you he faced horrible racist comments from customers. Shame on Apple for doing nothing to help this employee other than give him an 15 minute break and making him hate his own name.

You “guarantee” it?

Please elaborate

 

[hortod1]

The guy feared that he'd lose his job and he ended up feeling that he had to legally change his name, it's understandable he wasn't seeing the funny side, and he obviously did care for more than 30 seconds.

Did you even read the entire article?

—He changed his name AFTER he left Apple
—Becoming an internet joke was more worrisome then him losing his job
—He wishes he could go back and tell his younger self to lighten up

 

[Serrafemme]

To those claiming racism due to his name: names are not a race nor does it indicate a race.

 

[tyranne201]

I think he should had sued apple

 

[MRSugarD]

Saying "we won't hire you because of your name" is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

His name wasn't an issue. His name becoming a meme was the issue.

Do you really think Apple would tell him this in their rejection?

 

[Happy_John]

Do you really think Apple would tell him this in their rejection?

But they didn't reject him. There's little point in debating something that didn't happen.

 

[dantay]

They had a Hugh Janus in the Apple store near me but he changed his name for some other reason 🤔

 

[JoshuaBru]

To go through all of that trouble just to pick Nokia Huawei as your new name.

 

[iMac The Knife]

Wow, couldn't take the heat I suppose. Weak.

 

[andrewsyd]

Well we can be certain of one thing: Apple’s crack marketing team didn’t choose his new name for him. Otherwise he would have been known as Max Pod Pro Ultra Air 26.

 

[boswald]

I think it would be an honor. I'd own it and embrace it! Screw the morons on the internet.

 

[H3boy]

What did he think would happen..?

He didn't ask for any of this attention. He simply got a retail job and someone made a joke about his name on the internet. Then reddit users acted like reddit users.

 

[H3boy]

It‘s not like Apple didn‘t know his name while hiring him?

Apple had no issue with his name

 

[H3boy]

I think he should had sued apple

For what? Apple had no issue with him.