Jealousy.
And if Apple didn’t give the employees a discount I wonder if Tim would have gotten bashed.
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Jealousy.
And if Apple didn’t give the employees a discount I wonder if Tim would have gotten bashed.
I am just wonder, have you ever read business conduct, and if yes, why do you disclose all internal information so easilu on a public page ?
The store I frequent is awesome.until you gotta work for Apple you'd never now what happens internally ) (from an apple employee) is best retail ever you'll work for
They are extremely excited about the HomePod and with the discount.
Good for them!
I have been trying to land a job at Apple and had done interviews with them but it never seems to get beyond that point, any advice on how to do well during the interview?
I wonder how you get to test one in an Apple Store?
Maybe if you go to the store on Monday morning, just when it opens.
At other times, the Store here is a crazy circus that is so loud that a normal conversation is close to impossible.
Maybe if you go to the store on Monday morning, just when it opens.
At other times, the Store here is a crazy circus that is so loud that a normal conversation is close to impossible.
I live in a apartment in NYC currently so I don’t think my neighbors would appreciate a “Real” sound system lol but honestly I’m finding less and less reason to use Siri outside of my phone,watch and iPad..I’m considering when i move to go with Sonos or something that plays well with other services. Alexa is really starting to become more intriguing as the AI for my home
Yeah, everyone kept saying Steve Jobs was difficult. That might be. Yet EVERYONE at apple got a FREE iPhone and the same benefits a corporate. But from experience, since he has been gone, the 2nd class employees in Apple Retail get less and less. When they do get something (like the recent stock bonus they take something away like changing healthcare coverage from 100% after deductible to 90%). Like the watch (yes they had 'very serious doubts' about the watch and needed employees to kick off those initial watch sales at 50% off). They have the same doubts now about this less than also-ran 'smart' speaker and need as many employees to buy it as possible. It's a necessary act of generosity. You never see it when they are sure they have a hit. ie. AirPods no 50% off for those. If Apple gives 1/2 off to employees you can be sure they are doing it because the new product is costly or iffy or both. That's the HomePod in spades.
Trash?
They aren’t forcing anyone to work for them. Welcome to corporate America, you are just a number. Roll with it or change jobs if you are in that situation.
And then wait for the software upgrade that's "coming soon". For now, two Homepods in a room will just give you louder mono.
What in the hell do you think you are doing? You should be ashamed of yourself for disregarding your employers rules.
I think the HomePod will do well and that the people that want it, will be very satisfied with it.
But, I bought six Echo Dots over Christmas for $29 each. Three of them are hooked up to small speakers that sound acceptable for our music listening, which is quiet background music, no need for booming bass.
One is connected to my Sony 5.1 system if I actually want to rock out and the others are using the built-in speakers since we just use them for turning on lights, getting basic information, intercom, etc.
Alexa is responsive, understands what I say, connects to a multitude of inexpensive accessories that actually respond to her.
If I needed Siri, she is already on my iPhone and Watch, but the HomeKit stuff I have all needs a separate physical hub, and is not nearly as reliable as the Amazon stuff.
But, everyone has a different use case. For me, I now have a whole home music and intercom system for a fraction of what the HomePod costs.
But, I bought six Echo Dots over Christmas for $29 each. Three of them are hooked up to small speakers that sound acceptable for our music listening, which is quiet background music, no need for booming bass.
One is connected to my Sony 5.1 system if I actually want to rock out and the others are using the built-in speakers since we just use them for turning on lights, getting basic information, intercom, etc.
Alexa is responsive, understands what I say, connects to a multitude of inexpensive accessories that actually respond to her.
If I needed Siri, she is already on my iPhone and Watch, but the HomeKit stuff I have all needs a separate physical hub, and is not nearly as reliable as the Amazon stuff.
But, everyone has a different use case. For me, I now have a whole home music and intercom system for a fraction of what the HomePod costs.
I wonder how many did upvote this because they like sarcasm, and how many because they thought you were serious.
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I say "lights on", Siri turns the lights on. I say "change left table light to 40%" and Siri changes the left table light to 40%. And HomePod will definitely sound better than a 5.1 cinema amp. Amplifiers are not supposed to make any sound at all.
- Sounds like it and as someone who does he's right on point.
- PLEASE, they have not given out stuff for years and years unless you call getting a tee shirt and a card with Apple Retail Credo printed on it for a Christmas gift 'stuff' worth having. They don't give out ANYTHING free to employees anymore... NOTHING.
- More then one? NOPE! If you buy ANYTHING at the employee discount they give for EPP they keep up with that and you only get 1 at that price...period.
- Subjective? You are correct. Someone who just started working at Apple Retail thinks it's great because they don't miss how we used to be treated. Sure, working at Walmart would be worse or Best Buy. Yeah, it's subjective. With the current battery crisis just dumped on all of Apple Retail with irrational customers yelling at you for having to wait to replace batteries that don't need to be replaced in more then 1/2 of the cases if you are working there NOW it's like a sweatshop with forced and fake smiles all around. Reality is backstage and it is not pretty.
- LASTLY, oh yeah it's one of the better jobs in RETAIL but it is becoming more and more RETAIL every day that passes and barely like working for Apple at all.
That's EXACTLY right! The watch was the last time and again only because they needed _someone_ to buy it at that weak stage of the development cycle. There was nothing altruistic about it. And yes, 1 discount per device tracked against each employee's purchase history automatically on the site only reachable behind the firewall. They track every discounted purchase. Previously it was loosely administered but no more.
Another one who just believes their own lies. Employees have been receiving standard EPP discounts on the iPhone for a while now...
I firmly believe he used a well-preserved Remington typewriter to write a reply on a paper and then he let precious post officers to do the rest.
lol And the Chinese workers who assemble it get the pleasure of nothing, while you KNOW Apple will fudge the numbers & include any 50% employee purchase in their total sales. As if their MSRP has been bang on the entire quarter/year. I suppose even at 50%, a sale is a sale... but I'm cynical of "we don't break down invidual iPhone model sales", "we lump all 'others' together when make our pie chart of iPhone/Mac/iPad/Others".
Youre relative assessment is inaccurate. Not everyone got a free iPhone. Also, why do you care what Apple does for their employees? Even if every one of their employees bought a watch or speaker, it would be a tiny blip and wouldn't help sales at all. Apple moves millions of units... their employee base is a fraction of that. Stop and think critically before just spewing out what feels right in your gut. Do some math, use critical thinking, etc.