Don't make the same mistake I did - Program Manager Apple Employee Review

2.0
13 Nov 2014
Recommend
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Pros

25% discount on 1 product a year? That's the best I can come up with.

Cons

I joined Apple because I thought it was an innovative, smart, creative company. Instead, I found IBM. People are promoted because of longevity, not talent or innovation. The most frequently used tool is Excel. Yes, Excel. I even had to fight with management to get an iPad to test the iPad app I was building for Apple. IS&T couldn't even get the current model. My team was working on projects I had implemented 10 years ago at other companies. A content mgmt portal, customer master data, a training platform. It boggles the mind how this company is able to grow and scale. It's also laughable how often you're told "It's a privilege to work for Apple". Seriously? Their benefits are average. I was paying $200/mo to cover my family of 3. The perks (for Silicon Valley) are below average. Work 50-60 hours a week and you can't even scrounge a free soda in your building. And talk about an uninspiring work environment. Ever notice Apple's office buildings are never profiled as cool or creative? It's cube city. My building felt more like a call center than a fun, energizing work space.

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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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