Company: Apple
Date: 2016-09-28
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: former

Poor company / vendor rapport at MARCOM
Pros: - Free Jolly Ranchers and/or Life Savers at the reception desk. 
- Free drip coffee and distilled water.
- Free dinner (compensation for no paid overtime)
Cons: - The longest commute from the Bay Area
- Awful company / vendor rapport: vendor employees are treated like second-class citizens and excluded from most Apple employee activities. I once saw an announcement for a once-a-week 30 minute meditation group with the caveat: "Apple employees only." Perhaps Apple thinks this exclusive treatment is motivation for vendors, motivation to work harder and longer and be one of the "chosen ones" hired by Apple.
- Poor work / life balance (your kids are not as important as that copy correction you received at six o'clock)
- "Big Brother" atmosphere full of employees who love to snitch
- Most offices have no windows: confidentiality is more important than your wellbeing
- A waterfall process, fickle hierarchy
- Boring work, menial tasks
- Antiquated tools and processes