Several big shots in Cupertino are getting a career change for the holidays.
In the last seven days, there has been extraordinary turnover among Apple 's top ranks, from its head of artificial intelligence to its top lawyer.
CEO Tim Cook now has two fewer direct reports than he did before Thanksgiving.
The executive who designed the software for the Apple Vision Pro also bounced and is heading to Meta to do the same thing for AI glasses in Menlo Park.
As if last week's departures weren't enough, there was another potential exit over the weekend. Senior vice president of hardware technologies Johny Srouji told Cook he wanted out soon, according to Bloomberg.
But any drama seems to have passed, with Srouji telling his staff Monday morning in a memo seen by CNBC that he isn't planning to leave Apple any time soon.
Srouji is the chip design guru who kicked Intel while it was down and made in-house chips for Mac that performed a lot better, leading to a healthy surge in sales. Srouji is essentially the Jony Ive of chip design, a singular talent, and it is tough to imagine him leaving Apple .
An Apple spokesperson provided no comment on Srouji or any of the recently departed executives.
There are multiple ways to read into all the changes at the top of a company known for keeping a steady leadership team while producing innovative and industry-leading products.
Apple stayed the course while the tech world changed around it in just three short years, as the entire industry has made a massive pivot to AI.