Retail at it's worse. - Sales Associate Apple Employee Review

2.0
30 Dec 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great technology. Innovative products that work without complaints from customers. Clean, safe environment to work in. Talented people work there, but not in the management ranks. Good discounts on company products for employees.

Cons

Too much pressure to sell add-ons, even if the customers don't need them. Store management is hired from the shoes & socks retail stores and don't really understand technology and the sales cycle. Management runs the store like a high school. Management under-estimates the talent of the employees. The store manager is king in this environment and if you don't make her happy, your job is over. Sad, very sad.

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Great benefits, strong support and resources to do your job

Cons

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4.0
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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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