Apple reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(43,044 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 43,044 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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43K reviews
3.0
Aug 1, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

To be part of something bigger, something that is changing the world. To work on products anyone can use, to see your products all over, and to be able to be a consumer of the products you work on. To be part of the excitement and the glamor (from what people see on the outside).

Cons

Much like sausage making....you enjoy the end product but don't want to know how it was made. There often times can be a lot of thrash, or lack of communication that leads to more stress than is needed. And being part of a large company (even Apple) can leave you feeling like your just a cog in the machine somedays. Apple does not do a good job of reviews, or communicating to employees real feedback on their performance and what is needed to get to the next level. Promotions are often based more on working tons of hours or having completed a major task (much easier for developers to show than someone in QA). So often developers are promoted to be a manager not because they'd make a great manager but because they worked really hard, and did some great thing.

2.0
Jul 30, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There's the atmosphere, its great, full of energy and excitement. Helping people every day and watching them leave with a smile after you told them they lost irreplaceable baby pictures is powerful. The stock discount is pretty awesome too.

Cons

As a an Apple Retail employee, you're replaceable. And they don't hesitate to remind you of that. Pay is high for retail, low for technical jobs. There's a lot of strife between the store and regional levels, and between the stores themselves. There's lots of drama.

5.0
Jul 29, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They really care about making things people will like, and find useful. That makes it immensely satisfying to work there. Brilliant co-workers.

Cons

Hard to get a full-time job there. The secrecy is a big negative. Even when you are an employee, you are still kept in the dark, especially about the "coolest" and newest R&D. There is a lot of research going on there, but since it never gets out, it's worthless. Long term -- it's not clear what will happen when Steve Jobs leaves. It seems unlikely he will continue to lead Apple for another two decades. It's possible the "magic" will go when he does.

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