In 1972, after Jobs dropped out of school, he wandered for more than a year, and actually ran to find a job with a stinky body, and threatened to "leave without a job." Just when the other party was about to call the police, the boss actually enthusiastically hired him and taught him the concept of minimalism, which was the key to Apple's market value of more than 374 billion yuan later.
In 1972, Jobs's adoptive parents had been frugal, barely saving enough money to get him to college.
But unexpectedly, Jobs actually chose the most expensive university in the United States, Reed College.
On the contrary, he was really admitted to Reed Academy. However, the tuition fee was too expensive, and his adoptive father tried to persuade him, but he was stubborn and willful, and he must go to this school.
In desperation, the adoptive father had to take out all his savings, almost smashing pots and selling iron, and only then did he barely get Jobs's tuition.
Infuriatingly, Jobs only studied for 6 months and dropped out of school.
this......
The adoptive parents were extremely disappointed, but there was no other way but to leave it to him.
Since then, Jobs has been wandering around Reed Academy for 18 months.
It wasn't until February 1974 that Jobs moved back to his parents' house and finally realized he should find a job.
However, at that time, Jobs was particularly sloppy, untrimmed, strangely dressed, and smelly...
What company is crazy to want such employees!
Sure enough, when Jobs applied for the game maker Atari, the staff was startled by his untrimmed hairstyle and outfit, thinking that the goods were begging and wanted to kick him out.
Jobs spoke directly to the hr director: "If you don't hire me, I won't leave!" ”
The personnel supervisor was a little hesitant, wondering if he should call the police to arrest this guy.
Fortunately, Nolan, the owner of Ya Company, is also a rebel who goes his own way, and belongs to the kind of person who "holds an employee meeting in the bathtub".
Upon hearing that the company had a maverick applicant, Nolan was happy at the time, and even let people quickly bring Jobs in.
Nolan was a little troubled when he learned that Jobs was a dropout, but he had to admit that he saw something in Jobs, as he said in "Jobs Biography":
"Jobs was very smart, passionate, and tech-obsessed."
So Nolan made an incredible decision to hire Jobs, a guy who hadn't even graduated from college.
However, although Nolan admired Jobs, other employees hated him very much, because Jobs was too egotistical at that time, often did not take a bath, did not use deodorant, and made his body smelly and annoying.
Almost all the employees wanted to drive Jobs away, but Nolan came up with a solution that would put Jobs alone on the night shift and stagger the time with the others.
However, even though Jobs has been "isolated from people", he still causes all kinds of trouble, often unscrupulously calling others "stupid".
According to Jobs himself later said, "The only reason I'm so dazzling is because everyone else is so bad!" ”
I have to say that when he was young, Jobs could almost be characterized as a "hun egg"!
However, although Jobs is not a thing, he is still talented, able to do things well in the company, and is deeply appreciated by the boss.
And Jobs also learned a lot at Atari, the most important point, is the "minimalist" concept -
Atari developed the game, which is outrageously simple. Their game doesn't have any manuals at all, so simple that even a drunken beginner can get started quickly.
For example, in Atari's Star Trek game, there are only two rules for the description:
1. Invest coins;
2. Avoid the Klingons.
And this minimalist concept has always been engraved in Jobs's heart. He later founded Apple and has always incorporated this minimalist concept into it, making it easier and more convenient for everyone to use Apple's products.
It was this that Made Jobs create a different and unique Apple!
Jobs's life was turbulent, crazy, but magnificent. And these ups and downs are the true records in the biography "Jobs" authorized by Jobs himself. This biography is not like many domestic biographies of various rainbow farts, thief TM fake!
It took me a day to brush up on the book, and it was as exciting as watching a movie.
In the book, the Jobs you see is definitely not the perfect genius that the world admires, but a real person who is both good and evil, god and demon, so as to achieve a legend.
The author of the biography is the famous American biographer Isaacson, who is sophisticated in writing, and he has the feeling of writing a biography into a drama novel, and from time to time he also carries witty humor, which looks wonderful and exciting.
"Jobs Biography" is a story of a successful person, but it is not a book of "success studies". What you will see will be a rebellious young man, how to attract talent, extreme innovation and change the course of history step by step on the road to entrepreneurship.
Many times, it's not that we don't have the ability or the opportunity, but that we don't have a clear direction. Now, Jobs's life has pointed out the direction for us, he is like a master in the workplace, but also like a noble person in life.
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