Apple reviews

4.2

80% would recommend to a friend

(43,056 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 43,056 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
Jun 14, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It can be mildly exciting whenever a new product surfaces and you get to join co-workers in a collective ego massage at the keynote. Also at said keynote, workers sometimes get free product, and that is a bonus when it's the iPhone. There are coaches going back and forth to SF from Cupertino and back, which is a plus.

Cons

There has been a consensus for a long time, even its among top engineers, that Apple does not tend to promote people or compensate them fairly. Have you ever seen Apple on the Forbes 100 Best Places to Work?' Enough said. You will be just a number to them if you decide to join their ranks. The focus is purely on product and the bottom line, which of course is no surprise in the corporate world. But if you're a corporate hooch, I guess you won't mind that. 'Think Different!' Ahem. And here's some juicy gossip: Steve is afraid of donuts! How do I know? Because he banned them, along with balloons from Macs cafe. He also has a fear of buttons. Origin of this phobia - unknown. But here is what you should be afraid of my friends; the tendency that Apple and just about every company these days has to keep Permatemps. You may want to board the Mother Ship so badly it hurts, but take my advice and do it the regular way, through the Apple hiring process. Don't go through an 'agency.' Basically they are in the business of laundering...people. These are shady operations that are not even real companies and are in cahoots with Apple to deny you benefits or any basic rights, all while forcing you to do the same work and keep exactly the same hours as employees. For what? Surely not for your benefit.

1.0
Apr 5, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Apple is a great company and you will meet a lot of talented people.

Cons

Extremely high amount of micro management and blame game politics. Absolutely intolerable work life balance and team is always under high pressure with unreasonable deadlines Worst part is being forced to do mundane and repetitive manual testing work without any scope of growth after being falsely promised of a lot of test automation development work.

3.0
Jan 4, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

For any manager, the way to succeed at Apple is to be seen to conspicuously innovate. Good managers tap into the talents of those who report to them so that the whole team is seen to succeed and innovate. Managers get substantial authority - it's very top-down - so if you get a good manager things will work well for you. If you are considering a position at Apple, learn as much as possible about the managers you will report to, as they will make or break your experience.

Cons

The hypothetical "good" managers referred to in the Pros section are uncommon. Much more common is the sort of manager who feels insecure and considers his/her reports to be competitors, and prevents them from contributing effectively. Such managers feel under pressure to provide all the innovation themselves, and actively suppress anything from below. Of course that won't stop them from giving their reports negative performance reviews for failing to innovate. If you get this sort of manager you will find you have no voice. If you are considering a position at Apple learn as much as you can about your potential managers, try to find out which sort they are.

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