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      4.2

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (43,047 total reviews)
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      Tim Cook

      86% approve of CEO

      73% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Senior management

      Apple has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 43,047 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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      43K reviews
      1.0
      Nov 18, 2014

      "All fur coat and no knickers!"

      Applecare partner relations advisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      - employee discount - health insurance - sports & social club

      Cons

      If you want to be treated like a prisoner or kindergarten child with timed toilet breaks (8 minutes a day) you are at the right place! Apple's "think different" is also wrong because if you do and say it out loud, you will be treated like an outsider. Specific conservative managers might also advise you that your dress code will never get you anywhere. Never saw such incompetent management (only achievable if you have good connections or apparently are a single mother) - if you hate your job, bad luck, you will have to stay 12 months no matter what. Also, if you come 1 minute too late in the morning (they allow you 5 min, but after that shame on you!), this will count as an 0.25 incident. You are allowed 3 every 6 months and being sick counts as one as well. So, whenever your car breaks down or you simply can't make it in time, nobody will ever forgive you. But this is all acceptable as you have so much mind freedom in your job. Yes, you can create your own emails (my manager seriously suggested this as solution for the lack of responsibility I was complaining about) - WOW! Two of my favourites were the pathetic call listenings or the iChats you would receive after not finishing your case within 3 minutes or when you are "unavailable" for longer than 10 min. You would get a nice "hey, are you ok" from Big Brother himself.

      4.0
      Aug 3, 2010

      Focus is key at Apple

      Software engineer iv
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      It's great to work on products with outstanding recognition. Everybody believes in the product to a good extent and engineers ability to provide input on many aspects of a product even if it's not their area of expertise (such as user interface, process, and general quality). There is little bureaucracy and politics for a company of its size. I've worked for companies many times smaller with far more politics which creates inefficiencies through needless intracompany competitiveness and lack of communication. This is less so at Apple due to 3 reasons: 1) Almost everybody is in Cupertino so it's a lot less likely you'll talk behind someone's back if you actually see them face to face in meetings. 2) There is a culture of communication where it's okay to provide input on process without people getting very offended (Apple's own bug tracking system is part of this. 3) Steve Jobs is on top of things; if he see's bureaucracy he will cut it out, and even if he doesn't there is a fear that if he does see you as a bureaucrat he will cut you out. I like the people a lot here: They are very smart and pretty humble. There is not much individual arrogance which makes it a comfortable place to be (although there is a fair amount of arrogance on the products). Good focus on products.

      Cons

      The focus on products (and profits) means it's unlikely for Apple to stray into new territory or experiment with something that doesn't have a clear path for profitability. (There will never by a policy at Apple which allows engineers to spend %20 of their time working on some experimental project like Google or other companies have). There is some arrogance on the products where engineers believe what they have done is THE right way to do it despite users having valid complaints about it. Apple is pretty cheap. It's difficult to get managers to to spend money or invest unless there is a clear path for profitability as the result of the investment (this includes training such as books and conferences). Thats one of the reasons it's go $46 billion in the bank. Also as a result of the company's frugality, Apple hasn't really shared it's success with employees who have worked very hard to get it there. There is job stability in a poor economy, but there is no profit sharing or increase in bonuses as a result of record revenues and profitability. Not even the products are given to employees or discounted very highly.

      1.0
      Aug 1, 2017

      Stay away from HWTE at all costs.

      Systems design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      - Not much honestly other than brand name. Horrible experience overall.

      Cons

      - Overworked - 60 hours work weeks are normal. Weekends and vacation are basically work days. - People are not qualified, since they have severe brain drain to other better paying companies. - Management just lies to you repeatedly. Don't trust a word HR tells you from the day you sign the offer to the day you leave. - Toxic environment - No diversity in HWTE, as in English is not the preferred language of communication. The group is all foreign from a specific Asian country. - Pay is not competitive - Too much politics - Cheap company - Benefits are average -- definitely not competitive for Bay Area

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