I wrote this post last week, one day prior to the breaking news of the sexual abuse scandal of retired Penn State Coach Jerry Sandusky. I find that interesting. When you read the last line, I think you will too.
I was mildly astounded at the outpouring of accolades for Steve Jobs upon the announcement of his death. I’m all about respectfully remembering the deceased and the personal and corporate accomplishments of Steve Jobs deserved our attention. He was after all, the brilliant pioneer of the computer revolution, not to mention the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. along with a myriad of admirable and respectable accomplishments. I was astounded however, because Steve Jobs was also known for being a highly unlikable and uncaring man. One of his hallmark habits was parking in the handicapped parking space at Apple. He was not handicapped nor was he considerate. Clearly.
In reading the website allaboutstevejobs.com I discovered that back in 1981, the Macintosh project founder sent a list of complaints about Steve Jobs to the Apple president, of those complaints were listed:
- Jobs regularly misses appointments.
- He acts without thinking and with bad judgment.
- He does not give credit where due.
- He interrupts and doesn’t listen.
- He does not keep promises or meet commitments.
- Jobs is often irresponsible, and inconsiderate.
Steve Jobs was also known for having a bad temper; getting angry at random employees and firing them on the spot for trivial reasons.
I have to wonder if the outpouring of awe toward Steve Jobs reveals that we are still convinced that we what we DO outweighs WHO we are. We have it backwards and that's tragic.
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