Still a great place, but definitely areas for improvement - Software QA Engineer Apple Employee Review

3.0
1 Aug 2008
Recommend
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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.

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5.0
13 June 2026
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Pros

Great coworkers, fun customer interactions.

Cons

Lack of upward mobility in retail, large qualified talent pool.

4.0
28 Aug 2014
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Recommend
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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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