Apple Store then-COO and now-CEO Tim Cook, who has a background in supply chain management. In January 2012, Apple transferred retail leadership to John Browett. However, after attempts to cut costs, including reducing new hires and limiting staff hours, he was fired after six months, later telling a conference that he "just didn’t fit with the way they ran the business". In October 2013, Apple hired Angela Ahrendts from Burberry. Due to the popularity of the brand, applicants for jobs at Apple Stores are numerous, with many young workers applying. The pace of work is high due to the popularity of the
Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class is a non-fiction work by the British writer and political commentator Owen Jones, first published in 2011. It discusses stereotypes of sections of the British working class (and the working class as a whole) and use of the pejorative term "chav". The book received attention in domestic and international media, including selection by critic Dwight Garner of "The New York Times" as one of his top 10 non-fiction books of 2011 in the paper's "Holiday Gift Guide" and being long-listed for the Guardian First Book Award.