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      4.1

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (43,025 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 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 43,025 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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      4.0
      Nov 21, 2020

      Excellent pay and perks but not great culture

      Siri grading analyst
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      Pros

      For any position you get awesome salary. Additionally, you get discounts on Apple products upto 17 % for friends and family on every product but you are limited to 10 products of each category(10phones, 10 airpods, 10 macbooks etc). And for your personal use you get 27% but limited to one product of each category. You also get 500USD credit additionally for every 2 years. You get 15 % discount on stocks but you can just buy them you can only opt to buy shares from your salary and the company will automatically deduct the amount from the salary. It is similar to VPF where you choose the percentage of deduction. Here you can only choose from 0 to 10% of your salary to be invested in shares. You cannot additionally buy elsewhere for 15% discount. You can also avail 155000 INR for any educational courses that you need to do. During the pandemic they also reimbursed for furniture.

      Cons

      The work culture is good not that interactive. All of the decision making is in Cupertino(HQ) and if you want to contribute to the process then it is not possible. You don't even have someone in the leadership to collaborate with. They give the work and you have to do it, contrary to Amazon where if you propose something and the leadership finds it impactful then they give you the ownership and also collaborate with you on that idea/project. If you want to just work and leave then its great for you but if you want to do something more apart from usual work then the aforementioned applies. The educational courses mentioned need to be relevant to your work that you are doing at Apple and if your work and the educational course are not in the same field you won't get reimbursed. Furniture reimbursement is limited to 100 USD(7000INR) which is quite less. You either get a good table or an ergonomic chair but not both. There are not much ad-hoc tasks apart from the daily work which is pretty monotonous and tiring. For this particular role(grading analyst) they give you iMac and not Macbooks to work so WorkFromHome is not allowed under ideal conditions. Due to the pandemic the iMacs were transported to everyone's homes and WFH was established for the team. There is no transport provided by the company but that's manageable since they are paying a lot.

      1.0
      Nov 2, 2018

      Apple Retail is retail 100%, set your expectations accordingly...

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - Pay for a retail environment is top of the mark. Depending on your specific location, starting and entry level roles will earn between $18-$19 per hour. Each role above entry level pays you 10-20% more based on performance and tenure. If you are full-time, expect to be earning between $21-$25 an hour within just a couple of years. - Annual pay raises (Apple calls them "merit increases" are typically generous, but are determined based on the stores overall performance metrics. Expect a minimum annual raise of 2-5%. - Restricted Stock Units (RSU's) are available and are gifted to ALL employees, part-time, full-time, entry level and beyond. These are free stock gifts that vest over a three year period. Expect somewhere around $2000 and up per year, this is an AWESOME benefit. - Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) offers you a 15% discount off of Apple stock which you use to purchase shares twice per calendar year. This is another AWESOME benefit. In my time at Apple, I saw this benefit alone make colleagues millionaires. I mean that. If you invest right and are with the company for the longterm, Apple's ESPP can make you a millionaire. - Overall benefits package is truly exceptional. This is the number one reason to work for Apple and/or Apple Retail. Health benefits are exceptional and affordable. Dental and vision are much the same. A ton of benefits exist for continuing your education, growing your financial portfolio, health and wellness and more. Taking full advantage of the benefits package will only help reward you further for your work done at Apple. - Discounts on Apple products is exceptional. At least 25% off of everything (often times much more) for your personal purchases, at least 15% off of everything for friends and family. Additional "third party" discounts on accessory products, camera equipment, cellular service, rental car services, concierge services, auto loans, and so much more are also available. - 401k match is decent, up to 6% dollar for dollar once you have been with the company five years. - Paid time off for full-time employees is decent with added "bonus" days added each year. Paid time off increases at the five year, ten year and fifteen year mark with the company. - Every employee receives sick time. Yes, part-time employees too.

      Cons

      - If you get hired at Apple, come in thirsty. Real thirsty. You're going to be drinking a TON of Kool-Aid. Throughout your on boarding and training experience you will be forced to drink Kool-Aid, swallow it and gulp down some more. You will be expected to sing the companies praises at every turn. This will not change, either be ready for it or you will not last. - Management varies greatly by location, but is in general, a sad, poor excuse for a "leader" (they give themselves this title, it is not earned). You will, without question come across the occasional member of management of "gets it," these men and women will make a profound impact on you. Sadly, they are far and few between and the rest of the junk will win out. - Nearly everyone is hired in at the entry level roles (Specialist or Technical Specialist) and nearly everyone promotes quickly (usually once per year for the first two or three years). Once you have two or three promotions under your belt, typically just beneath the management level, your development with COMPLETELY STALL. The "elevated" positions (in order: Pro, Lead, Lead Genius, Manager, Senior Manager, Store "Leader") are limited and competition for them is stiff. If you land one of these "elevated" roles, get comfortable. You will be in it for a WHILE. YEARS. - Store "Leaders" are NEVER in the building. Senior Managers typically run the day-to-day store operations. - Turnover is incredibly, ridiculously, annoying high. If you get hired, please expect roughly 35-40% of your location to completely turn over per year. You will see a huge hiring increase around the fall and holiday period, hiring will stop around the New Year, people will drop like flies until the next fall, process starts over again. - Work/life balance is a joke. Do not expect to have it. Do not expect to get any holiday's off, do not expect scheduling to do you any favors. Time off requests have to be made 4-5 weeks in advance and if you want any chance of actually getting the time approved, request it 8-10 weeks in advance. As a result of new product launches, do not even think of asking for ANY time off in September, October or November, EVER. - Development is a joke. - Internal politics are EVERYTHING at Apple. You MUST "play the game." - Time and attendance policy is a JOKE. There is no penalty for being late, calling off, missing work. Other team members will take advantage of this and will leave you stranded. - A ton of "rules" are in place with management that will greatly impact you. A person can only be in a role for so long (they want you to move, up and laterally, often). Expect to be in any one role for just about a year until you are pushed into something else. Please note, often times these are NOT promotions but lateral moves to "add tools to your tool belt." Apple's "culture of feedback" is a genius and evil way of ALWAYS having a justified way to pushback against your plans, development, hopes and more. EVERYTHING at Apple can be looped back to feedback, be prepared to ask management for something and for them to respond with feedback on how you need to improve first. This is a cycle, it happens over and over again. - If you push back against the "Apple way," be prepared to be forced out. ALWAYS ask for and accept feedback. Always speak highly of Apple products. Always support and get behind new services and initiatives. Always defend the customer, never your colleague. Always smile and nod. Never show frustrations, disappointment or anger. Apple wants smile robots - be one and you will go far.

      1.0
      Jul 31, 2018

      The opposite of what Apple once aimed to be.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Like in most other major employers, there are always really bright people. There are also really nice people to work with. Some people belong in both teams. Compensation is generally very good. In fact, it is above the market for some teams. If you are wondering why that is, you may want to read the "Cons" section.

      Cons

      If you have watched Apple's 1984 Super Bowl commercial, then you know how Apple is. Apple has now become exactly that which it despised the most: the IBM of the 80's. The Establishment. The Big Brother. Apple has grown old and both leadership and management want only to be worshiped; they only want to listen to praise. There are no dissenting voices; nobody from above likes that and Apple is famous for having the most tyrannical and ruthless HR departments in the industry; so don't dissent, and don't expect an ethical behavior if you do. The amount of kool-aid that Apple employees are forced to drink on a daily basis only compares to the best (or worst) years of Facebook or Yahoo. And again, don't be a dissenting voice or your life will be made hell. Of course, your mileage may vary. Since Apple is so extremely fractured and isolated internally, there must be lucky pockets where things are better. The large majority is not, however. Internal mobility is nonexistent.

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