Pros: - Good pay - Good work-life balance - Smart people

Cons: - Top-down culture - Limited visibility and exposure

Pros: For projects that Apple upper management has its eyes on, quality is given high priority. Teams on those projects are also often very good, with smart and experienced people with whom it's fun to work and from whom one can learn a lot.

Cons: It's a big place, and there are sometimes inefficiencies due to the number of people involved with a project. There is a significant amount of politics involved with promotions and a significant amount of empire-building, with teams growing unnecessarily to bolster team management's prestige. Projects that are not visible to upper management suffer from quality problems typical of any organization, but everyone is very confident about the superiority of their work regardless of their actual performance and the actual quality of what they produce. Arrogance is rampant and encouraged by management and the corporate culture.

Pros: I came to Apple as part of an acquisition, where I had a lot of perks (RSUs). I have been with Apple for the past 3.5 years and am happy to be here. They gave almost the same number of RSUs every year. I had to work long hours, but it was good as you could prove yourself. Maternity leave was 12 weeks, which is really good.

Cons: Moving within Apple is easy, but you have to tell your manager beforehand, which actually puts you at risk.