Apple reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(43,030 total reviews)
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Tim Cook

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Apple has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 43,030 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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4.0
Jun 17, 2008
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Pros

Apple makes high-quality products, both inside and out, in that they're considered good by both users and developers. Some aspects of our internals can be ugly, but there's a strong push companywide to create maintainable interfaces and implementations, even those for internal use. We're constantly pushing to create new & better ways of doing things, if no longer in a completely revolutionary manner (seems there just too much legacy software AND mindset out there now). Even so, that drive is present. We don't have all the perks of other high-profile companies, but hours are flexible, and a new shuttle service makes commuting quite pleasant. Apple is big enough that you can find a work & management environment that fits your temperament.

Cons

Management is extremely secretive, even internally, and it's only becoming more so. That said, I can see why looking at the marketplace. Apple's operating in a new world, and we can't just talk about what we're working on any more. Internal resource allocation is very stingy; it's hard to have enough equipment to work properly on multiple releases & test system-level things that sometimes require a 2nd machine of similar specs. Work level tends to go in a roller-coaster, with long crunches before releases, but that's typical for the industry, really. Overall project management seems to be declining in recent years, which is rather worrisome. I've been frustrated by some general communication problems in my department and difficulties making time for professional growth at the company, but it's something I could probably get past if I took more initiative in the matter. We are REALLY overcrowded and getting more so. Many people are doubled up in offices, the on-campus cafe is overloaded every day at lunchtime, and the new campus shows no signs of coming along.

5.0
Jun 17, 2008
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Pros

Some of the best reasons to work for apple are the we have a fun laid back environment that still gets the job done and that people are great and diverse. The focus on customers is refreshing in a retail store. The leadership team is helpful and supportive.

Cons

One of the downsides of working for apple is that you never get any information before the public. I can understand why, but it can still be frustrating not to know.

3.0
Jun 16, 2008
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Pros

Apple has great benefits and depending on which department/sector you work for, has a large potential for growth and profession opportunities. There is a wonderful attitude of "You do your job, you look however you want."

Cons

Working for the AppleCare division, upper management did not treat people like people, but numbers. It was all about numbers, never human beings, whether it be the employee or the customer on the other end of the phone. When you treat technical support agents like humans, who can be taught and deserve respect, that will be reflected in the way they treat customers. Working for AppleCare does not leave much room for advancement in the way of career moves. They don't offer much mobility within AppleCare, nor within Apple itself. Apparently unless you are an engineer with 3 PhDs, you are completely expendable.

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