Company: Apple
Date: 2013-05-02
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

It is a cult
Pros: Exciting and fast-paced work environment that will challenge employees to think of solutions on their own.  Self-starters will be rewarded.  Fair compensation for a retail job.
Cons: The C-Level management of the retail operations seems to ignore the fact that Apple is a technology company first and a retail operator second.  They are focused on making buying or repairing an iPhone or iPad similar to buying a sweater at The Gap.  In fact, they hire so many managers from Gap retail that the employees have coined the term "Gapple."  It's a sad sign that this refers to Gap-Apple employees, and not Google-Apple employees.  This should give you an idea of the direction that this company is headed in.  This being said, you will be treated like a disposable resource, and there are always 10 naive teenagers salivating to get your job as a retail employee.  Don't waste more than 6 months working here, if you haven't been promoted to Senior Manager by then you probably never will be.