Ex-Apple Insider: "Working at Apple Felt Like a Cult..." | Joe Weil

FULL EPISODE: https://youtu.be/PYcy5ZkLvaw 🚨 What’s it really like behind Apple’s closed doors? JOE's LINKS: - UNPLUGGED PHONE: https://unplugged.com/products/up-phone - IG: https://www.instagram.com/weare_unplugged/ Ex-Apple insider Joe Weil reveals how working inside one of the world’s most powerful companies felt more like being in a cult than a workplace. From rigid internal culture to the obsession with secrecy, Joe pulls back the curtain on what life was like inside Apple — and why he eventually walked away. Inside this episode: Why working at Apple felt like joining a cult How secrecy and control dominate Apple’s culture The cost of being part of the Apple machine Why Joe ultimately decided to leave What this says about Big Tech’s future ⚠️ Apple’s polished brand hides a darker reality — one its insiders rarely talk about. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 00:00 – Apple & Third-Party Apps, Erik Prince, Ask App Not to Track, UpPhone Engineers in Israel, Control, Smartphone Ads 5–6x Bigger, Byron Tau Research 13:28 – Data Harvesting, Pegasus, Hardware Kill Switch, Data Wipe, Faster Than the Other Hunter 23:55 – Nothing Is Impenetrable, How Phone Works, User Experience, No Monetization, Open Source, Competing With Apple, Cultural Timing, Apple & Google Fueling China 37:29 – Smartphone Explosion, Workers With Hands, Assembly in America, $100 Hit Per Phone, Worth It 45:00 – CCP Scrutiny, Apple Invested More in China, Tree by Its Fruit, Platforms Blurred 📢 Subscribe to Julian Dorey Clips for raw insider conversations, tech exposés, and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. / @JulianDoreyDaily ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices