Company: Apple
Date: 2018-05-09
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Fantastic Retail Opportunity - Product Zone Specialist
Pros: - best benefits package all around, even for part-timers (tuition assistance, fitness reimbursement, paid maternity leave, stocks, discounts, full package, and so much more)
- great culture: everyone is kind, genuine, smart, personable, a team player, and fun! Apple hires the best of the best
- diversity and individuality is highly valued 
- management cares about you 
- company, management, and higher ups listen to you and adjust to the feedback you give them 
- lots of mentoring, resources are always available 
- teaches you great professional skills to last a lifetime 
- always recognized for hard work
- competitive pay for retail 
- connections you make with co-workers are memorable and long lasting
- flexibility in taking time off
- free food on holidays, for meetings, and employee appreciation week
- company-wide monthly challenges and store-wide community service opportunities
Cons: - poor work-life balance for full-time: you work ALL holidays and don’t have a set schedule. You could be working until 10pm 10 days in a row 
- upward growth is very slow in retail, opportunities to move to corporate are scarce
- can be extremely fast-paced and overwhelming depending on your store 
- working with the public is exhausting and requires a lot of tolerance/patience 
- work can be repetitive—it’s easy to get bored with day-to-day duties 

Overall, among the best part-time opportunities for those in school or those who have other projects they’re working on. A great, fun place to grow and develop as a professional if you’re willing to put the years and work in—and you don’t mind staying in retail.