Company: Apple
Date: 2016-05-24
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current

I had high expectations coming into Apple...
Pros: I had high expectations coming into Apple's corporate team and they blew those expectations away. I have been an employee for about a year now and I absolutely love it here.

* Working here, you will interact with some of the brightest, smartest, and most ambitious individuals in the IT industry. 
* It is a good feeling working on projects that will have such a large impact. Knowing that the work done at Apple will affect millions of people across the world was the original reason I left my previous employer and they have not disappointed.
* Managers who actually care and make decisions based on the smartest possible direction (instead of just running on emotion or what their gut tells them) are refreshing to work under.
* Attention to detail seems to be a motto across the organization. It is a beautiful thing knowing that Apple does not believe in releasing a product that they don't believe has been perfected.
* Work life balance is actually not bad. I came into this job expecting the worse, but I feel that Apple is better than a lot of other companies in this respect. 
* I'm a big foodie and the food in the cafe is fresh and healthy with lots of options.
Cons: I sincerely had a hard time coming up with any negatives that I have had over my first year. This could always change, but so far so good.