Company: Apple
Date: 2013-05-14
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Analysis of Apple
Pros: I enjoyed working at Apple since there was purpose (a Unix-driven OS with a great front-end GUI, consolidated Sony-like "family" of product-line, a strong leader (Steve Jobs), and of course great success in the retail market, a good framework for designing software.)
Cons: The negatives for Cupertino are many. It is part of a largish valley that has bad air,
immense traffic, horrid housing and rental costs, and a cultural milieu which has 
aggressive immigrants raising housing and rental prices, on-purpose. The area
is essentially unaffordable!!! The "boutique towns" along the peninsula do not
impress. The East Bay is dangerous. It is hard to find a place to relax in the "Bay Area".