Apple reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(43,087 total reviews)
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86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Apple has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 43,087 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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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.

3.0
Oct 7, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

The massive scale challenges faced by the Apple IS&T division provide a great environment to elevate your skills. The IS&T model of using lots of low-skilled contractors can be a great way to learn how to manage teams and get things done with poor-quality tools.

Cons

The outsourcing model to contractors from the lowest-bidding vendors is more of a management drain than a benefit. The struggle to corral a horde of barely-competent people and get something accomplished is frustrating, and the overhead is plenty of waste.

2.0
Jan 27, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

- Great products and new technology to work with - Learn to leverage Apple's huge supply chain influence to get what you want quickly - Business class travel and 5-star hotels

Cons

- Extremely flat at the top, execs make almost all of the decisions - Promotions are very few - Poor feedback from the management team - 60-80 work week is the norm, not the exception - 2-3x per quarter in China, expected to go to every Engineering built, even if to just sit in the factory "in-case" something goes wrong - Organized chaos, everyone does their own thing to get the job done. No structure - Salary/benefits are below market average, and yearly compensation is getting worse every year I've been here

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