Apple Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Apple full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Stable employment that is not going anyway. People will always love there apple product and always will be all over a place like apple.

Cons – There is a terrible work/live balance that does not even exist. You will always be working. People will always ask you question about Apple for the rest of your life even after you quit.

Advice to Senior Management – The culture of Apple and what it represents is dying starting from the Inside.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Apple

Pros – Apple is a great place to work!

Cons – The only downfall is that you have to deal with many customers. More than usual.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Apple full-time for less than a year

Pros – Best retail job you can ask for. Great benefits, good pay, better culture than most. Paid vacation for full-time.

Cons – Lots of politics in the workplace, and can be a little cultish at times. Have to be willing to drink the koolaid.

Advice to Senior Management – A lot of favoritism is present in most stores.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Apple

Pros – • Highly intelligent and creative colleagues
• Great mix of autonomy and support
• Employees love the company and its products

Cons – • Because the company's organizational structure is so flat, it can be difficult to move up in the ranks without first leaving the company
• Not focused on individual career development

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Apple as an intern for less than a year

Pros – nice exposure
team work
innovative
brand value of apple

Cons – after working there you will not be able to work anywhere

Advice to Senior Management – you are awesome guys

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Apple full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Invest in their employees. Hard work but rewarding. Met people as co-workers and are now life time friends.

Cons – Somewhat demanding hours - but worth it.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the great work!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Apple full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good Company to work for innovative, leading edge in consumer electronics, has methodologies to follow.

Cons – depending on the current administration at your job locations, you are either in and good up the ladder or put aside because your management is not favoring you at the moment. Everything is done by consensus. If one person out of 19 does not feel you are qualified for the job or promotion, you will get black balled. I've seen it too many times.

Advice to Senior Management – Get a third party opinion ,outside of the small mgmt click that ends up making all the decisions, not necessarily for the right reasons. Sometimes doing the right thing is not as important as following the flock.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Apple full-time for less than a year

Pros – gets you out of your comfort zone. Things are always changing and you have to grow and evolve with it. Prepares you for many different situations whether its for work or personal.

Cons – They have great values but not all of the leadership really know how to embody them and it hurts what Apple states they're trying to achieve for their "people" the employee's

Advice to Senior Management – Follow through. Listen to your employees and constantly challenge yourself to ensure you're meeting the needs of the internal customer the same way you strive to meet the needs of the external customer

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Apple full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – -The stock purchase plan has been rewarding.
-My co-workers tend to be very high quality. The average tenure is much longer here than at other companies so I tend to think most of the employees are satisfied.
-The onsite caffe is great and serves healthy fare.
-Employee perks are numerous and generous. (beer bashes, BBQ cookoffs, etc.)

Cons – -Managers tend to "manage up".
-Lots of trendy business lingo without a lot of substance in some of them.
-The company can be greedy. Compensation plans change to drastically reduce employee income when it suits them.
-Culture is changing since Steve Jobs is gone

Advice to Senior Management – Manage your employees instead of managing your spreadsheet. Build tools that help not only you but your employees do their jobs more effectively. Remember that other companies envy your talent pool.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Apple full-time for more than a year

Pros – You learn a lot and get to network with a bunch of great people. You learn the best sales skills and how to interact well with the public.

Cons – It winds up being another corporation and working for another job. You get lost in the slew of other employees and they tend to be much too focused on sales and numbers.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company