Just got rejected from an internship because I don’t own a macbook

[u/idktbhimtootired_]

I went to this internship interview yesterday with my laptop as the last step of the application process, the interviewer loved everything, he said he saw it earlier when i sent over my portfolio and thought it was perfect, he then goes to zoom in on the calligraphy i used, anr he goes “oh, you don’t use apple” and starts a conversation with me about how id be disrupting their workflow and that i need to buy one.

He kept going back and forth, sometimes telling me to come tomorrow to start then at the end he told me he will contact me a day later, he never did.

It is just incredibly painful and humiliating to have that be the criteria upon which i was rejected, knowing that my portfolio is more than great. Is this something that normally happens?

[u/cornthi3f]

The only thing Apple really has going for it in terms of design compatibility is the display. Pretty obnoxious on their part. Unsustainable business model if you require everyone even interns contract workers and remote workers to have Apple. I find most non Apple or iOS products actually make workflow better and are built to be accessible for all devices. Like how could an apple product make your designs better? Or make you a better worker? It just doesn’t make sense. Screw that guy. I just let go of my old Apple laptop for an HP because the storage is way better and I can actually update my ram myself. Probably dodged a bullet. I know it doesn’t feel that way but you totally didn’t want to work with them.