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I know some very smart very capable Indian engineers.

The problem they face is a little like the "tenure" problem.

How would your workstyle change if you were "on probation" for a number of years? In a highly competitive situation with lots of other folks like you? Would you say "no" technically or otherwise?

And after the probation period was over, would you be changed by it?

I'm not an Indian engineer, but I've worked somewhere where there were a few rounds of layoffs. The culture really changed when everyone had to show off their own skills and compete.

I think the trick is that apple has to create a really great culture for everyone, even folks with special situations. The recent articles about apple's internal tools groups makes me wonder[1].

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22804607