Forbes ha pubblicato una raccolta di aneddoti su Steve Jobs, perlopiù racconti di persone che hanno lavorato con lui:
“Even though he treated people like this, the reason he got such great people to work there, unlike most bosses, is that he appreciated great work. There are two components to giving employees great feedback. It takes someone who has the taste to know when you did great or lousy, and it takes someone who’s blunt enough to tell you. There are plenty of people who don’t have taste but are blunt.”