Apple Inc., a place to grow deep roots and become fruitful in talent and skills. - Inventory Control Specialist Apple Employee Review

4.0
Dec 28, 2008
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Pros

The best reasons to work for Apple are very numerous. Apple pays higher in retail than any other retail employer from my experience. They seek to find a spot for you that fits your needs and desires, as such, it is very difficult to get fired from the company for failing in you current job (if something else is open that you show aptitude for, they will certainly give you the chance), you will be fired however, for standard terminable issues (theft, deceit, consistent horrible work performance, etc.). The benefits are excellent and management will always help you move up in your position or into another higher level position. Apple also offers a unique opportunity to transfer from Retail to Corporate in their ARC Program. It's one of the only companies that I know of that will let retail employees, if they qualify, to work for three months in Cupertino for the chance to be transferred to corporate. Apple also attracts some of the most diverse people that you can find and you will always learn something from your coworkers.

Cons

If you work in the Retail division, then there are the same potential issues with management that you can come across at any retail store. Apple is very selective in whom they hire, however some members of management can slip through and demonstrate a complete lack of HR management and in some cases, a lack of knowledge of the product. The retail stores are constantly high pressure (not because of commission sales, since no one is on commission) with many, many customers looking to purchase, have servicing done and engaging in training. All of this is done under the same roof and many times each area can come into conflict with the other areas (training customers complain of noise from the sales floor, Genius Bar customers complain of lack of space at bar and Specialists (sales people) standing around not helping them with tech related issues). If you work for corporate however, these problems don't exist.

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5.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

I am inspired by the technical expertise I see at the leadership level. People are collaborative. And the work is really interesting.

Cons

Some business operations processes are not built for scale, causing a lot of wasted effort

4.0
Aug 28, 2014
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Pros

We work with geniuses - in every department, We create innovative products that thrill our customers and create new product categories - who else can say that?

Cons

ZERO ZERO ZERO work/life balance. Execs have been saying for YEARS that they understand and will make it better. But in actuality, it gets worse every year! It is obviously top management LIP SERVICE because if they meant it, they could fix it tomorrow. They have hundreds of BILLIONS in the bank. If they REALLY cared about employee work/life balance, they could bring aboard the right number of folks to make that issue dissolve. Sick of hearing the lies. Just don't lie about wanting to fix it, when they clearly DON'T care

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