I've worked at 4 other tech companies and each of those have been a better experience than Apple. The benefits, the work environment, the culture and especially the work life balance.
Apple has started requiring employees to go onsite to the office 3 times a week. Although I'm grateful for a hybrid model and to have a job, I think employees should have more say over when they go to the office, especially when covid is still prevalent and other diseases are surfacing. The pandemic has provided us the opportunity to better balance our lives and Apple doesn't seem to be understanding of this.
I envy all the appreciation posts on LI of people at companies that allow them more flexibility and understanding when it comes to work life balance. I believe that as long as you're meeting deadlines, contributing to your team and doing impactful work, it doesn't matter how or where you do it. Apple needs to trust their employees more.
The benefits are alright. The cafeteria food is marked down by maybe 10% and isn't very good so we often get lunch from the Whole Foods hot bar. If you're requiring us to go into the office, at least provide a convenient and more cost effective lunch option.
The culture feels a bit negative. Many employees talk trash about other companies as if everyone is the enemy. This was off-putting when I first joined and during my first 1:1 meetings with multiple people including my own manager, my previous company became a topic for slander. Competition doesn't have to be nasty.
Internal processes are also a mess. Not user friendly, doesn't make any sense, repetitive, not efficient or productive.
