A Great Place To Have Worked - Specialist Apple Employee Review

2.0
13 Aug 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people are out-of-this-world. Apple knows how to spot talented, caring, and truly compassionate and savvy representatives of their brand. The benefits are comparable to many other tech-related companies, including educational, commuter, 401k, medical, dental, and vision (even for part timers) and purchase discounts for yourself, friends and family.

Cons

The pay sucks compared to other tech firms, but this IS retail, so even if you're a Genius, you will cap out around $18/hr. So there is a dead end if you're not considering management. And I wouldn't since the work/life balance that Apple states is part of their Credo, is actually disingenuous - that's been documented. HR is outsourced, so you're really at their mercy with regard to policy. The schedules are determined by store needs, not by seniority - which can be fair or not considering your perspective. Basically, you work when they need you, so good luck with having a "normal" life. Hard on the students especially, despite the educational reimbursement. Customers can be very hard to manage especially in the more busy and often crowded stores. If you're in the least bit agoraphobic or have noise sensitivity, this is absolutely wrong environment to work in. And you better get used to standing for many hours on end.

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Pros

Great team, great engineers in the org

Cons

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4.0
28 Aug 2014
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

We work with geniuses - in every department, We create innovative products that thrill our customers and create new product categories - who else can say that?

Cons

ZERO ZERO ZERO work/life balance. Execs have been saying for YEARS that they understand and will make it better. But in actuality, it gets worse every year! It is obviously top management LIP SERVICE because if they meant it, they could fix it tomorrow. They have hundreds of BILLIONS in the bank. If they REALLY cared about employee work/life balance, they could bring aboard the right number of folks to make that issue dissolve. Sick of hearing the lies. Just don't lie about wanting to fix it, when they clearly DON'T care

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