Company: Apple
Date: 2013-06-11
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Amazing Experience! Still Major Flaws in Career Path for Retail Business employees.
Pros: Excellent benefits, some of the most interesting people you'll ever meet in your life, great environment to work in. Great business customers. You also learn how to better deal with personalities of all types. Most people that come to Apple, leave better than they came (many come back!). Your feedback is heard and the company responds (to most things).
Cons: As a Business Specialist, your pay is still tied to retail standards, which is unfair considering the amount of revenue you're expected to drive, particularly if you work at a high traffic store like my store. One of my biggest issues with Apple is no commission, no bonuses, at all. Regardless of your background and experience, as a retail employee you will have a strike against you if you're interested in corporate roles, and recruiters make it clear. Most corporate hiring is done through external talent sourcing. Conversations around career paths for retail employees are centered on retail opportunities, not corporate opportunities. Not encouraging when you know you are a valuable asset to the team.