Company: Apple
Date: 2015-08-12
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

Could be good, depending on what you're looking for.
Pros: - You could not find a better retail store environment- upbeat, friendly. 
- Great benefits. 
- Access to employee perks from a large tech company.
- Working on a team is the most important value of Apple, and you come to work respecting your coworkers, managers, and customers.
Cons: That being said- it's not much better than many other retail jobs I've had. The staff at my store were very over-qualified for the position and got bored easily. Rather than take advantage of our overqualified staff, they still choose to hire new part-time employees than promote part-time employees to full-time. They also have little flexibility around the holidays, which is understandable in some ways for a retail environment, but difficult for employees with strict family or religious obligations. It's very easy to drink the kook-aid at Apple, and after a few months, it stops tasting so sweet. They talk a good game, but at the end of their day, their values statements do not align with their actual treatment of employees. They say they want self-motivated people, but do not use them effectively, so the people who feel dedicated end up getting bored and leaving.