Company: Apple
Date: 2020-02-24
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

Business Pro - Apple Retail
Pros: Apple Retail gives you the ability to pursue or experience many different jobs and roles.  Also, if you're willing to move, you can get a job in any county that has a retail location. Great "family" aspect where you can make life-long friends. Apple Retail is a great starter job to fine tune certain competencies and areas of your personal and professional life.  Easy work environment with a large support system.
Cons: Retail work environment, which results in dealing with the public in a large capacity. Intense feeling of being treated like a child. No relocation packages for retail employees who wish to transfer.  High level of internal politics.  A "blanket pay scale" that doesn't take into account the specific duties and responsibilities of each job title or employee. No work-from-home benefits or free lunches.  No annual bonus for retail employees and a non-commission based salary.  Lack of incentives to maintain a high level of performance. Cult-like work environment - constant need to "drink the cool-aid." Specific roles within retail do not transfer well to other industries.