Pros: Extensive customer base to build upon.

Cons: Processes and roles aren't clearly defined.

Pros: If you like Apple products (and you really should if you work at Apple or are considering taking a job at Apple), then it's nice to be working for a company that produces first-in-class products that most anyone can recognize and admire. Additionally, there is a fairly wide variety of things Apple does, more so than the typical valley company (everything from engineering to retail), so you might get exposed to some interesting facets of the business. The people are, generally, nice, smart people. Apple employees can often be a bit more passionate and/or opinionated than some at other places I've worked at, but I generally consider this a good thing. The general benefits are okay – not great, and I've gotten better elsewhere, but I've also certainly gotten worse. The employee discount is okay. If you're into trendy pop music, you might spot a music star on campus or playing at a beer bash every now and then.

Cons: For a big corporate entity, the general secrecy policy really can work against the efficiency of the company. Apple still manages to make it work, but from what I've seen, things could be so much smoother if people were allowed to be more open with information. Mind you, I'm talking about within the company itself - yes, I've been in plenty of situations where employees in different departments are not allowed to talk directly to each other due to this policy. Apple tends to be very frugal, for a company with billions in the bank. Salary and equity aside, they don't seem to really hire everywhere that's needed, only on those projects that really have the attention of upper management. Other projects and products, while still producing, suffer from limited resources, and creativity and production is stifled. There are the usual management hierarchy problems present at any large corporation. At Apple, there tend to be middle managers who have been with Apple a long time, are happy with their lot, and have decided to impede progress for anyone below them. Again, this is typical, but disappointing for a company that claims to 'think different' like Apple.

Pros: Above-average pay and perks. Decent personal discount on Apple devices.

Cons: Very secretive, even when it comes to projects you are working on, making it hard to communicate cross-functionally. Extremely overcrowded. You get invited to meetings that require driving, but when you get there, it's impossible to find parking. Very few teams use web conferencing, making your life very difficult. Overpriced cafe food. Most of the items are $9, and some are creeping towards $10-$12. There's no reason to choose the cafe over local restaurants since you pay about the same and it's not particularly convenient. Only selected teams get to go to Apple Campus 2 (Apple Park), and you quickly realize that your team is considered a second-class citizen because you are not working on flashy features. Help is getting harder and harder to find because of how expensive Cupertino is getting. Apple is making it worse because they continue to build high-density housing without investing a single dime in housing. With hiring taking longer, most management would rather settle for lower-quality hires and get the rack filled quickly, which is very disruptive to current work and projects. The CEO only fights for causes that get him national attention so he can make headlines. In reality, he doesn't care about any of this. It clearly shows when the company provides zero benefit to the local community compared to other local tech giants.