Company: Apple
Date: 2014-06-20
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Think different, they said...
Pros: -Amazing health benefits
-Legit swag 
-Modern offices 
-Some smart people
-Iconic legacy
Cons: -Experiences vary (depends on department, team, role, manager, location)
-TONS of red-tape (see reviews written by engineers at HQ using agile)
-Over-zealous job requisitions, sometimes seeking experience that half the employees do not possess
-Promotions often come from favoritism/nepotism and not performance
-Current organizational structure breeds an environment of paranoia and secrecy
-Contractors and vendors treated poorly (they aren't considered human beings)
-Certain managers care more about their own stock portfolios than Apple's
*This leads to being forced to use external tools that are far below the threshold of industry standards
-"Drinking the Kool-aid" means adhering to secret rules 
-General lack of freedom
-Compensation below industry standards (even with a degree or two)
-Local community involvement is nonexistent
*Samsung, AMD, Google, and other major industry names market/sponsor events in local markets where campuses are located