If you work for apple, you can't make iPhone apps?

[Jona7]

Is it true that if you work for Apple Computers Inc., you can't make iPhone apps and sell them on iTunes? Because I had an interview today to work @ the apple store and i told them i was working on a few iphone apps of my own. Surprisingly, he said that if you work for apple, you can't make and sell iphone apps on the itunes app store....is this true? or is the manager full of bologna? I think he is because he didnt sound too sure.

[thegoldenmackid]

That I believe is true.

You also aren't allowed to post (or even supposed to officially read) this forum/website.

[aristobrat]

If you work for Apple, anything Apple related that you create (even if it's on your own time), ... they retain the rights to.

Apple employees can read and participate in forums like this. They can't disclose any private Apple information, and they're not allowed to discuss anything they may read on a site like this with customers.

[dejo]

Apple employees can read and participate in forums like this.
Are you sure about this, particularly the posting part? I was of the understanding that such behavior is specifically banned in the employment agreement.

[aristobrat]

The only thing I saw banned was the discussion of any non-public Apple material.

[firewood]

Nowadays, Apple runs a very tight ship. Most employees won't do anything that would even lead to a hint of suspicion that they subliminally suggested anything at all about any Apple confidential or internal information.

[thegoldenmackid]

No. Apple Employees are not supposed to read non-official Apple related websites. Presumably, so that they don't open their mouth up in the store about things like case coloring. In the words of an Apple Genius "I unofficially read that site."

[aristobrat]

There is nothing an Apple Retail employee signs that prevents them from reading non-official Apple related websites.

They do sign a document stating that they will not discuss internal Apple information with non-Apple people (which would include not posting internal Apple information on forums).

There is also a general Apple Retail policy that states employees shouldn't talk to customers about non-official Apple related information. If the information isn't publicly posted on Apple.com, then it's not to be discussed. That doesn't mean employees can't read non-official Apple related sites. They just can't talk about them to customers.