Apple activist reportedly fired after deleting files on work device

Janneke Parrish, an Austin-based employee who worked on Apple Maps, is a leader of #AppleToo.

An Apple program manager who posted anonymous stories of discrimination against employees at the tech giant has reportedly been canned.

Janneke Parrish, an Austin-based employee who worked at Apple Maps, runs #AppleToo, an online story-sharing group. of alleged “racism, sexism, inequality, discrimination, intimidation, repression, coercion, abuse, unjust punishment, and unlimited privilege” faced by Apple employees.

According to The Verge, she was fired last week for deleting files – including the Google Drive, Robinhood, and Pokemon Go apps – from her work device during a company investigation.

In a tweet, Parrish, 30, hinted that she was fired in retaliation for her work with #AppleToo. the right thing, “he said. But we’re doing the right thing because it’s the right thing. # AppleToo is about asking Apple to do better to end systemic discrimination, abuse, and pay inequality.