Apple reviews

4.2

80% would recommend to a friend

(43,071 total reviews)
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Tim Cook

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Apple has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 43,071 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Apple employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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43K reviews
4.0
Jul 31, 2014
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Pros

Awesome work environment. Large work force with interesting people and personalities. Tons of interesting projects going on and everybody very very busy. Sometimes too busy, but it beats being bored. You will not have time to be bored here. Great hardware and software. I was not much of a Mac user before, but after working for Apple for 1 month I will never again use a PC unless out of necessity. Apple has thousands of employees getting things done, and no Windows, no Powerpoint, nowhere. Mac Book Pro with extra 27" Thunderbolt Display is standard issue. Plus, you get to log in at work with your own personal iTunes account, which means you get to download free Apple software via the App Store, and you own it. Not to mention there are ways of getting completely free Apple products within the company. I got 2 iPhones and an iPad in my first month, but you need to know people to get hooked up with those, and you better never get caught with them on ebay.

Cons

Before I started working here I heard 2 rumors: low pay & poor work-life balance. Low pay certainly does not seem to be true, although maybe this varies by department. Work-life balance can be challenging at times, but I don't think it is any worse than most other Silicon Valley tech companies. You can't work at a Tier 1 Silicon Valley tech company and expect 9-5 / M-F. What I don't like: Food is not free like Google, and not as good as Google. However they give engineers a $12/day dinner voucher. That is enough at the slightly-subsidized cafeterias to purchase enough for dinner and the next day's lunch, so it's almost like free food. But the variety of food is not that great. Always seems to be the same stuff. Their corporate discounts on things like travel and entertainment are not that good for such a big company, except for Apple products of course. I get better discounts with AAA and buying stuff through Costco.

4.0
Jul 20, 2014

Apple Was My Job, Not My Life.

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Pros

For a retail position, compensation and benefits were solid. Lots of good training and many opportunities for temporary assignments around the company. Apple goes out of their way to seek out talented individuals who are interesting, engaging and usually fun to work with. Products speak for themselves.

Cons

Work/Life balance can be terrible. Even for a retail specialist, leadership constantly asked people to come in early/stay late, work days off, etc, especially around product launches. Our leadership team was increasingly difficult to satisfy - their drive for results was bordering on maniacal, which took a lot of the Apple magic away from our store and ultimately burned out a lot of their top talent.

1.0
Oct 17, 2013

IS&T is Toxic

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Pros

Meet lots of interesting people.

Cons

This review is of the very toxic IS&T department. Steer clear of this department. The environment is discriminatory... those who are most incompetent get promoted, while the brightest and most hardworking are demoted if they question long-standing traditions or processes. 90% of workers are on H1B visas straight from India. Work is sloppy and timelines are ridiculously fast. There is no focus on or appreciation of quality. The business units for which software is implemented are not seen as important. There is a spirit of secrecy and fear. The department needs a major overhaul in management which should come directly from Tim Cook. The atmosphere is downright disgusting.

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