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Apple – “If your great at what you do, you can change the world, as long as you are quiet about it.”
2 of 2 people found this helpfulAug 11, 2008
Details
Compensation & Benefits
3.0
Career Opportunities
4.5
Recognition & Feedback
4.0
Communication
2.0
Senior Leadership
5.0
Employee Morale
5.0
Work/Life Balance
3.5
Fairness & Respect
3.5
Pros
It's one of the few places where you have the chance to change the world of technology, and work with some of the smartest people in the world. Anyone's pet project can wind up shipping to millions of Macs and iPhones - but you have to be great at what you do, and really be passionate about it.
Cons
Secrecy is the cult tool of management. While secrecy is beneficial during development, and helps make a big splash on introduction of a product - the paranoia still runs deep after the product has shipped. The default answer to any question is "say nothing publicly", and this philosophy is driven out of fear, even for purely technical discussions.
Advice to Senior Management
Focus secrecy where it matters, and let people who work on non-secret projects work in the open with developers. Your employees aren't stupid, and know how to not pre-announce products. Also, recent deals with phone and record companies are corrupting our soul, and are antithetical to serving our customer's needs first.
