Company: Apple
Date: 2014-05-15
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Great starting point; not a place to stick around too long
Pros: Apple hires a lot of young people who are on the path to going places some day which makes it an exciting, albeit gossipy place to work.  I love the people I work with for the most part though and am generally satisfied with the way Apple treats their employees.  There is no doubt in my mind that Apple is the king of retail and continues to be so well into 2014.
Cons: I have seen plenty of frustrating experiences where Apple either will not fire, or for HR reasons cannot fire, people who meet the typical criteria of a burnt out retail employee - someone who is bad at their job, hates their job, and generally just negatively impacts the entire experience.  Management is also full of these individuals, people who have been with the company for far too long and become rather jaded and lackluster, no longer interested in really creating an inspiring environment but just looking to show up to work and debate what places to go to lunch that day.  There is a weird imbalance between employees who seem to really care for their job and want to do something with their lives vs. those who just seem to be there to get paid.