Apple Reviews

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

Pros – Very high skilled inter personal people. The stores and offices are one of the best. Always keeping up people, who are well talented in their field.

Cons – Update notifications would be great in order to make future plans as being a prospected candidate. Sometimes, work/life balance was getting over and over.

Advice to Senior Management – The hiring progress takes such an huge time without giving any notification for candidates

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Apple full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – - Leading "New Technology" company; just a great place to be at that time
- Company philosophy and commitment
- Flat organisation
- Work place

Cons – - Siloed organisation
- Low personal development support
- Lack of commitment outside of the consumer area
- Budget constraints

Advice to Senior Management – Cut the politic, support staff initiatives and improve personal development

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 3 years

Pros – Great colleagues, okay development, good training in competencies and personal development. Best possible discount on Apple products (still not that much). Best part is colleagues.

Cons – Worst part is the pressure to add attachments to sales, though there is no compensation for this and it sometimes feels like they want you to push attachments on customers even if it isn't the right fit for the customer.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Apple is filled with people who strive to succeed and people that are always there to help. The office is extremely modern with an iPad controlled coffee machine. The discounts on the Apple products and benefits are extremely good.

Cons – Progression within Apple is almost impossible. No matter how much time and effort you put into your work and how talented you are its almost impossible to climb up the ladder in Apple. Numerous people have left for this reason. You have to sign a 3 month termination contract so if you are looking for a job whilst at Apple you will most probably have to give in your resignation before you can start looking for a job unless the company hiring you is willing to wait 3 months!

Advice to Senior Management – Apple in London have almost no options for personal development. I was given numerous projects to manage but was unable to find a project management course available to me. With project management a leadership program would have been great as I would be in charge of leading teams however only managers and senior managers were invited to attend this program that runs once in a couple of years.

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 3 years

Pros – Work with great educated people.

Cons – The management are a complete contradiction to what apple retail is all about. There is no real progression.

Advice to Senior Management – The management need to learn to be honest and cut the corporate chat.

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

Current Employee – been working at Apple

Pros – Rewarding, good pay considering the sector, great discount, meet some absolutely amazing people.

Cons – Internal hierarchic nature or long serving staff, new management sometimes don't 'get it'.

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

Former Employee – worked at Apple

Pros – Real sense of achievement. Having been there a long time, seeing it grow from niche to global player was truly special

Cons – Salary and benefits outside of the US not that competitive, especially for long serving non-sales staff.

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

Pros – Great coworkers with a wide range of backgrounds and experience. Possibility to gain insight into how a large and hugely successful retail organisation is built, specifically with the way in which Apple runs its business as it is considerably different in approach to many other high street retailers. Good advancement up to a point if you are willing to play the corporate game. Great up to a certain point but then if you really want to do anything beyond Retail you have to leave, which culminates in Apple losing their most promising staff.

Cons – Once you reach a certain level within the Retail side there is little further training or progression beyond possible management positions and even these are seldom promoted from within the staff with outside hires being the norm. Poor salary with little increases for long service meaning you are stuck in an underpaid job with no possibility for progression.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop hiring outside managers from other retail stores. New management does not understand the attitude of general Apple staff which is to do a good job in their own way, not taking well to micromanagement. While this may have worked at other Retail stores this does not work at Apple and leads to confrontation between management and staff that could otherwise be avoided.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Great people, active and fun atmosphere, flexible, will help you to develop, training is the best in the business.

Cons – Some staff clueless, don't appreciate you if you contribute above and beyond, require devout relationship to products, alternatives as a suggestion frowned upon.

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 – Great in terms of having Apple on your CV, as it is a prominent name in technology today. Great people that you work with, and a moderately good salary for retail.

Cons – They take the idea of everything being 'the same' too far - they treat small stores the same as big stores, particularly in management roles, which in big stores like Regent Street, are poorly used. Employees don't feel valued or respected by the company, and feel like just another face that has been roped in because they know how to put on a smile.

Advice to Senior Management – Do something about the bigger stores management, particularly Regent Street. Managers keep on getting added, but none of them actually do any work, and when asked about what they do, they act all secretive. Very much one-sided when it comes to the much idolised idea of 'communication' - management never communicates with us. I asked Store Leaders to communicate with me several times and keep me and the team up to date with our feedback, to which they promised to do so, but never did. Major letdown, especially for such a prestigious company. Our store (Regent Street) actually works better in terms of NPS and staff happiness when managers are on 'awaydays'.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend