Company: Apple
Date: 2020-12-14
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

So-So
Pros: - New ideas are encouraged
- Coworkers and peers are incredibly smart
Cons: - The Apple culture is changing for worse. What was once a prestigious tech company who had a passion for innovation and people has disappeared and turned into a powerhouse of labor exploitation. Expect long hours and little pay
- On average, Apple provides around 3% pay raises each year. This does not cover the increasing costs of living in Austin. It doesn’t matter how great of an employee you are, you should expect 3%. There is no reason to work hard.
- Apple does not care about the city of Austin or the citizens that live here. Apple takes tax breaks and incentives, while continuing to white-wash any culture out of Austin, contribute to awful traffic patterns, and keeping overall city wages stagnant.
- Utilizing time off benefits is frowned upon. Workload sits for you to complete when you return, negating any kind of "refreshment" you feel from being away
- No room for promotions. Management does not care about development or helping you explore other opportunities. 
- Management is constantly talking about how much money our department has saved the company (we’re talking millions of dollars), meanwhile a peer on my team is on food stamps.
- Many of my peers are struggling with mental health issues due to being overworked and not having enough time off. Apple’s health benefits barely cover any type of treatment for mental health issues. Even the “top tier” health insurance plan does not cover widely accepted mental health treatment and instead insurance encourages you to take Xanax.
- When we had on-site doctors, they were low quality and constantly gaslight you