Company: Apple
Date: 2012-09-20
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

My Experience was mostly positive.
Pros: If you love to be busy and never bored than this place is for you. If you’re someone who enjoys interacting with a diverse crowd and a variety of cultures you will love Apple. If you enjoy some of the technology it’s even better. If you aren’t into tech you’ll still enjoy working there. Also receiving free software is a great add on. You must be a go-getter to fully enjoy a Specialist position at Apple and have a ton of patience and think quickly on your feet. The compensation was also great for Retail.
Cons: The main problem with working at Apple was how much the culture changed a few months into the position. You receive training which doesn’t emphasize how critical sales are and are often told to ask in store when you asked questions about numbers. The training and the real job is two totally different atmospheres. When you first start you’ll feel that it’s all about creating a great customer experience until certain managers push metrics/numbers in your face. Eventually this leads to certain employees picking and choosing customers to sell solutions too. If you perform you’ll be praised to an extent. But if you kiss ass you’ll succeed without the performance factor. For a company like Apple politics still exist unfortunately.