Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.”

Steve Jobs, as the charismatic and visionary leader of Apple, has impacted the young generation greatly. His pursuit of simplicity and elegance has driven Apple to produce the most popular smartphones and laptops. His unique personality and way of managing the company are also a debatable topic.

He is well-known for his severe criticism towards his employees. “Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” He said. As strange it may seem, in a survey asking about job satisfaction in Apple, a vast majority of young employees show a high degree of pleasure working in this competitive workplace. One of them even commented that it is actually the intense competition and harsh censoriousness that pushes him forward and inspires him to make the final perfect design.

And also an interesting fact that Apple retailer store just pay minimum wages to the salesperson, age ranging from about 19-26. Instead of giving job titles like “repairing worker,” Apple gives a rather fancy name – “Apple Genius.” That’s probably why those enthusiastic young people feel they are doing the greatest thing and being genius to save others’ data.

Apple indicates another perspective to look at job satisfaction. In spite of incentives like promotion, long-term contract, and ownership, the value and beliefs shared between the employer and the employee, the spirit or culture of the company, and self-esteem and self-actualization may become the more important factors for people nowadays to consider.