Company: Apple
Date: 2011-10-17
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current

Hope you drink the cool aid
Pros: Apple is one of the most innovative companies in the world.  Being part of it is fun and interesting.  Every day I learn something new and amazing about mac computers and devices.  Full time benifits are great.
Cons: You have to completely buy into to the "Apple Speak" if you want to move up in the company.  They say we are not a numbers driven company, but when it comes to promotions and pay raises you are partially based on those numbers.  Also if you don't hit the numbers you get hassled about how you can position it better.  Also to move up, they expect you to take on much more responsibility with out pay bumps or promotions.  For example a sales specialist will be expected to order things for the break room.  Incoming specialist get paid around $11 an hour with out commission. in a 6 month period I alone brought in $250,000 to the company.  At a 1% commission that's $2,500!  Plenty of people hit $1 million for the year!