Company: Apple
Date: 2016-03-22
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Confirmed

Initially Great Until
Pros: Hired about 1 month before the initial launch of the original iPhone.  Worked for 7 years at the Apple Online Store in Austin, TX.  Fortunately, I was a direct hire and did not have to suffer as a Volt contractor.  Highly recommend applying directly with Apple and not using Volt.

There are some really good people here.  Great relationships and great benefits.  Constantly recieving variety of training and additional optionally training available.  The quality and design of Apple products makes it easy to sell.
Cons: Somehow management consistently makes poor hiring decisions for those in charge of a team, especially in Sales.  Major inconsistencies from one team to another; can often feel like two different countries in the ideology of success and who's more important, your boss or the customer.  

Of course, always pressure to meet ever changing sales metrics, but no enforcement, and secretly encouraged, to manipulating your metrics for the betterment of the team, and ultimately the profile of the team's manager.  

If you're a contractor, i.e. you were hired through Volt, there are times you'll feel like a second class citizen because technically, you are not an Apple "badged" employee and therefore are not allowed to attend certain company wide events and will even be asked to stepped outside during your own team meetings.

Major complaint company wide was always the opportunity for advancement.  Pay is less than average and bonuses too small to fully motivate.