Company: Apple
Date: 2012-11-05
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Good experience, but inconsistent culture from store to store.
Pros: Apple is a fantastic company, albeit going through some major transitions right now.
- Great insurance benefits for full time and part time employees.
- Good discounts and lifestyle benefits.
- Positive atmosphere for the most part.
- Apple only hires competent candidates, so you're on a team you feel good about.
- There's lots of ongoing training.
- New Career Experiences give Retail Employees the opportunity to explore new facets of the business.
Cons: - Very few promotions to management from within (retail).
- Most managers were District Managers of other big retailers, and were recruited. That means they often have no experience whatsoever with Apple Products or Culture, which can be hard to take as a long time Apple enthusiast and employee.
- Drastic differences between Retail and Corporate culture, with Retail often feeling like the ugly stepchild.
- Retail doesn't receive all of the same perks as Corporate. 
- Retail hours are inflexible and don't allow for much of a work-life balance.