Siloed, movement nearly impossible, cheap
Siloed, movement nearly impossible, cheap
High-quality products. Everyone who works at Apple is really high caliber at their job. You usually get Thanksgiving week off.
No free lunch, no free gym, no free drinks. Political hierarchies flourish.
Upward mobility is almost non-existent. Moving from one team to another is rarely allowed. Employees are strictly forbidden to develop iOS apps.
The pay is not great. Stock share grants are reserved for people above you.
As far as internal support goes, IS&T wants to help you, but really can't turn the ship too much. Take a number, get in line, see you in a year if they can help you. Probably not.
It's not their fault; it's just a gigantic, slow-moving company now.
Why not be the industry leader for compensation instead of being the best at paying the least?
Bring back sabbaticals.
There's an embarrassing amount of cash in the bank. Give everyone a raise and a reason to not go work elsewhere.
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