Apple is an awesome place to work! - Specialist Apple Employee Review

5.0
8 Jun 2010
Recommend
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Pros

I've been with Apple for a couple months now as a Specialist (basically, the front lines of Apple retail stores). The workplace is great. The people are super friendly. Even though I've only been there a short while, I've already made friends within Apple. Employees are very open and helpful to newbies. They'll role-play with you, give you feedback about how you're doing and suggestions for improvement, and on my first day my colleagues even inited me to lunch with them, which really helped break the ice and made me less nervous. The pay is decent, managers are competent and considerate, and you really feel like you're part of a family.

Cons

Like any retail store, you occasionally have to deal with arrogant, stupid, and belligerent customers. It works out well, though, because the other employees and managers are very helpful in dealing with the aforementioned customers. The pay isn't great, but I'd say it's a little above typical retail hourly rates. As part-time, you don't get health benefits until after you've been there for a year.

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4.0
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Pros

We work with geniuses - in every department, We create innovative products that thrill our customers and create new product categories - who else can say that?

Cons

ZERO ZERO ZERO work/life balance. Execs have been saying for YEARS that they understand and will make it better. But in actuality, it gets worse every year! It is obviously top management LIP SERVICE because if they meant it, they could fix it tomorrow. They have hundreds of BILLIONS in the bank. If they REALLY cared about employee work/life balance, they could bring aboard the right number of folks to make that issue dissolve. Sick of hearing the lies. Just don't lie about wanting to fix it, when they clearly DON'T care

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