Since the early hours of last Tuesday, the political, economic and social news has been somewhat altered. Business magnate Donald Trump defeated a Hillary Clinton who remembered, perhaps too much, the past, and will become the next president of the most powerful country in the world, the United States.
From the moment that President-elect Donald Trump takes office on the steps of the Capitol (something that will happen in less than two months), many things will begin to change, and there are many who express their concern about it, Among them, Tim Cook, who has sent an email to all his employees with a clear message: unit.
Tim Cook bets on unity as the best way to move forward
The arrival of Donald Trump to the oval office of the White House does not seem to appeal to anyone, neither to the left nor to the right, but he has won the elections and it will be. The result, in which the Democratic candidate has obtained a greater number of votes than the winner, has been very close, leaving a deeply divided American society between supporters and detractors of the tycoon. But regardless of the electoral result, and who the individual vote of each person went to, it's time to look to the future and keep moving forward in the best possible way, together.
This at least is what Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks, who less than forty-eight hours after the election results were known, has sent a letter via email to all his employees encouraging them to keep moving forward together leaving differences behind because this is "the only way to move forward".
In his letter, relying on an emotional quote from Martin Luther King, Jr., Tim Cook recalled that Apple's goals and philosophy have not changed, that the company will continue to make products that connect people and improve their lives, and that Apple is a company “open to all […] Regardless of what they look like, where they come from, how they love each other or what they like ».
But we must not forget that there is something that unites Apple with Donald Trump, the interest in a tax reform that the tycoon has promised and that he would allow the company to repatriate the money it has abroad to the United States under a tax rate of 10% instead of the current 35%.
Tim Cook's words
These are the words that Tim Cook has addressed to all of his employees:
Team,
Today I have heard from many of you about the presidential elections. In a political contest in which the candidates were so different and each received a similar number of popular votes, it is inevitable that the result will leave many of you with strong feelings.
We have a very diverse team of employees, including supporters of each of the candidates. Regardless of which candidate each of us supported as individuals, the only way forward is to move forward together. I remember something that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said 50 years ago: “If you can't fly, run. If you can't run, then walk. If you can't walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving. " This advice is timeless, and a reminder that we are just doing great work and making the world better by moving forward.
While there is a debate today about the uncertainties ahead, you can rest assured that Apple's North Star has not changed. Our products connect people everywhere, and provide the tools for our customers to do great things to improve their lives and the world at large. Our company is open to all, and the diversity of our team here in the United States and around the world is celebrated - regardless of what they look like, where they come from, how they love each other or what they like.
I've always looked at Apple as one big family and I encourage you to reach out to your coworkers if they feel anxious.
Let's move forward together!