Every employee who leaves Apple becomes an 'associate'

[ProfessorGAC]

16. At The Company From Which I Retired...

...it was corporate policy to give ZERO information about a former employee, other than to acknowledge whether they worked there in the past or not.
Nothing about position, reasons for separation, prior work. Nothing.
"Yes, they used to work here.". Even if they were fired for stealing, all our people would say was Yes or No to that one question.
Sounds like the problem might also be tied to some other companies' hiring practice.
Those companies expect too much information & Apple's title just confounds their unreasonable expectations.