Company: Apple
Date: 2016-04-10
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former

Apple - Not a company to die for
Pros: Although the discounts are not so big still, every year you're getting a certain discounts on the main products line and some other perks like paid fitness or school course - as long as aligns with the Apple areas of working (part of music management, video editing, law, etc.).

Also, you're getting discounts or free subscriptions for some websites and services. 

I can't thing of any other pros.
Cons: Let me just say that it depends on your position in the company, but as an FRS (mobile technician) I was constantly exposed to customer and their rude behaviour. 

Firstly, 90% of these customers are already coming with problems (whether real or perceived), so you're wrong for all the bad things in the world and they are constantly release their anger on you. They won't staff for free and escalating to your manager if you don't let them as they wanted. This happens quite often and unless you’re hard as stone and without emotions then you will be under constant stress as I was.

Secondly, Apple promises you as least an hour every two weeks off the floor for your own personal training development, but in my 8 months there I didn’t get any of that time. So, apart from the initial training, I didn’t receive any other additional training or time to explore other areas of expertise within Apple as they promise you will on your core training.

The pay is terrible ($20/h) for constant stress and certain tech expertise which is exactly the same as the Sales specialists who literally just stand around and offer products information if customer approaches - no pressure here as there is no sales targets. So, while the sales guys are not exposed to angry customers, they are paid the same, which gives you no incentive to work.