Overview

• Apple has reportedly given an ultimatum to 121 employees in its San Diego-based Data Operations Annotations team, which works on improving Siri, to either relocate to Austin, Texas, or face termination.
• The employees have been given until the end of February to decide if they will relocate, and if they don't, they'll be fired in April.
• Apple is offering a $7,000 relocation stipend to employees willing to relocate and severance pay and six months of health insurance to those who choose to leave.
• Most of the employees have indicated they're not willing to move, and some believe they won't be eligible for other jobs within Apple due to their lack of engineering backgrounds.
• This decision comes as Apple is set to launch its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset in the U.S. on February 2.