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      4.1

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (43,100 total reviews)
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      Tim Cook

      86% approve of CEO

      73% positive business outlook

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      Apple has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 43,100 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 IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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      43K reviews
      2.0
      Mar 1, 2009

      It's just a corporation.

      Senior engineer
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      Pros

      Smart co-workers, good products, pretty campus.

      Cons

      Change the world? If you mean feeding starving kids in Africa, that's Bill Gates. Apple makes slick products for yuppies. In exchange, you get huge work hours, medium pay and benefits. This is okay though; it's not so different essentially from other companies. Worst problem is some of mid-level management. I've never seen the level of pettiness and in a couple of cases, viciousness toward employees anywhere else that I've seen here. It's not throughout the whole company, but there are a couple of sectors that are really bad, and they have lost people because of it. You have to be very careful about the mid to senior level management you'll work for.

      4.0
      Mar 1, 2009

      I've made more money at Apple than any startup or established company I've worked for.

      Senior software engineer
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      Pros

      Working for Apple is best if you like having a peer group to learn from and grow with. You get out of Apple what you put in. You really can't be a super rock star to it alone type, since the process of creating a product requires many hundreds of people. An individual can come up with and promote their own idea - and then see a support group grow around it if the executive team decides to productize it. This is quite different from other companies where individual contributions are not respected nor desired. Apple lets you be creative, and rewards that.

      Cons

      The biggest downside to working from Apple has to be the overcrowding on the main campus. They're building another campus, and they've leased a bunch more space, but new hires are starting to double up and the on site cafeteria has become a madhouse. Apple no longer has a sabaatical program, which is something I'd hope they bring back in the future. With the economy being the way it is, Apple holds the cards as far as compensation, but I really have no complaints. They recently improved the coffee situation too. I wish they had a better employee purchase program.

      2.0
      Feb 28, 2009

      If you are considering a field sales job, do your homework.

      Account executive
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      Pros

      This post relates only to corporate sales, not Apple stores, and not working for Apple Corporate in Cupertino. As an account executive, the group (e.g. Higher Education, K-12, Corporate or Channel) you work for makes a huge difference. The products are great, and the benefits are great. Customers love the products, and hence generally want to work with you. It's a company you can take pride in at the high level.

      Cons

      Most of the sales managers have been in their jobs for 10-20 inside Apple. My manager was promoted despite having no experience working outside of Apple for the last 20 years. The "good old boy" network was in full swing. There was zero tolerance for "out of the Apple box" approaches business development, which is highly ironic for a company known for innovation. Our team brought proven concepts borrowed from other industries, with documented ROI, yet every attempt to improve processes was crushed by people who had been in their jobs far too long. To make things worse, very poor performance is tolerated if the employee is a manager "favorite", while top performers suffered. Many members of our group went for several years without a performance review, which then eliminated their chances for salary increases and promotion.

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