Company: Apple
Date: 2020-03-11
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

It’s what you make of it
Pros: The biggest pro about working with Apple is the benefits.
Health insurance is top tier with nominal premiums.
RSUs, ESPP, EPP+, discounts on cell services, discounts with retailers and lots of other perks. 
Gym reimbursement if you don’t work on any of the campuses, bike reimbursement, or pays for commuter services.
The company is there for their employees during natural disasters, etc. 
Free legal advice if you’re going through matters outside of work.
Free therapy sessions if needed throughout the year.  
So many free or highly discounted services and products provided to us. 

In addition, the amount of opportunity for growth to corporate is unparalleled. If you leverage a career experience or mentor ship well enough, there’s no way you won’t open doors to corporate. (from a retail level)
Cons: At the retail level, it’s turned into a “good old boy” hierarchy. Market team leaders being brought in from clothing or big box retailers, hiring all their old buddies as lower leadership. It’s how our retail culture is being lost. Positive intent only thrives within employees that are considered “legacy” thinkers.  And “legacy” thinkers don’t get promoted. Work/Life balance does not exist within Apple Retail, even for part timers. 

At the corporate level, it’s a scramble to fill positions. So we’ve hired so many people that aren’t top tier talent anymore. Friends hiring friends for the sake of friendship, instead of how they can actually perform.  Pay is also not as competitive as other companies in SF/Bay Area/San Jose. 

They don’t like hiring from within for management positions.  There are some really great employees and people that I worked with that should’ve been management a long time ago, but they’re quickly passed over.