Company: Apple
Date: 2015-01-20
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Great college or retirement job
Pros: Apple offers a multitude of benefits to its employees, which is GREAT! These include vision, health, dental,up to 25% off discounts on their products. Recently they just opened their gym/health program for part time employees, giving them up to $300 in reimbursement for their gym memberships. Food is often made available during product launches and holidays which is definitely a plus.
Cons: Firstly, if you young and have a degree, the pay is awful. The culture of the Apple store has changed a great deal in recent years post Jobs. Each store is different in terms of social dynamics so I cannot speak for them. My store was very cliquey and the managers clearly had their favorite employees. Favoritism was measured in how much one was willing to suck up to management and not by sales metrics. If it weren't for poor management of my store, I may have enjoyed my time there a little more. Work/Life balance depends  of how well you can manage your time in a Retail environment. Upward movement to corporate is rare.