Apple

I worked here for a few years.

From what I heard, things seem to be pretty team-dependent. I ended up really loving my team, however.

And, I always had awesome, awesome, awesome managers that I truly love. I never had to deal with politics here (although, again, team dependent).

Benefits were pretty good, and I was able to balance work/life pretty well.

I was a little unsatisfied with the work. I didn't really feel challenged.

Additionally – and I realize this is quite petty – but hearing about the free and delicious food and on-site perks at Google didn't help. There is quite a lack of frivolous perks that you have at other tech companies.

On a more serious note, the company culture doesn't seem very collaborative. I didn't really feel like I was part of anything big ever, or part of a bigger team than my own.

Foster a more collaborative culture.

More company-wide events.