We used to get free OS discs before they stopped charging. The first gen iPhone was given to all FT employees.
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Apple Gifts Employees Custom Incase Backpacks for the Holidays
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We used to get free OS discs before they stopped charging. The first gen iPhone was given to all FT employees.
I work for a multi-billion dollar retail chain, and we get a 10% off coupon (store brand items only).
So you expect them to give something?! That's why employees are paid a salary funnily enough.
Having said that not only is the sentiment nice but they have around 85,000 full time employees which means that they have spent near on a million bucks (based on your $10 a bag) which they certainly didn't have to
Oh boy, a WHOLE million?
We always did stink at employee gifts.
What are we 12?
Either give one a very snazzy bike pack or hiking pack
http://www.rei.com/c/day-packs
http://www.rei.com/c/travel-daypacks
Wish everyone health and encourage them to take their Apple gear to shoot some great new videos with their iPhone, iPad, etc.
Or just gift them a second employee discount on a new system.
What are we 12?
Either give one a very snazzy bike pack or hiking pack
http://www.rei.com/c/day-packs
http://www.rei.com/c/travel-daypacks
Wish everyone health and encourage them to take their Apple gear to shoot some great new videos with their iPhone, iPad, etc.
Or just gift them a second employee discount on a new system.
Self Serving Much?
What a self serving, pretentious message! They can't just say, "Thank you for all your hard work, Merry X-Mas?"
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I used to have friends who work at MS and they get all software for free, plus Windows phones and of course their computers are laptops. When they came out with the Surface Everyone got those as well.
What a self serving, pretentious message! They can't just say, "Thank you for all your hard work, Merry X-Mas?"
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I used to have friends who work at MS and they get all software for free, plus Windows phones and of course their computers are laptops. When they came out with the Surface Everyone got those as well.
I think most people here are kids who have never had a real job.
I've worked for a few Fortune 500 companies, and a $25 gift card is the norm now. There are no company Christmas parties anymore at most places. Only if you're a high-up executive do you get anything substantial.
What Apple did was really nice, and something they did not have to do, and most companies DON'T do. For the naysayers, show me what other retailers are giving their employees that is worth more.
I understand the reactions of some people... to expect something MUCH better. But the problem is the *expecting*... whatever happened to just being thankful for a gift? Why does it have to have a certain monetary value attached to it? If you don't like the backpack for yourself, then pass it along to someone that could use it, who needs it. Walk down to your local homeless shelter and make someone's Christmas extra special. Isn't that what this season is about? Giving, not getting?
Looks nice. I like incase, I just don't like the lack of padding at the bottom of the bag to protect the lappy.
Previously worked for Retail, and I can say that most employees love the gifts. Apple branded merchandise is not available for sell other than Cupertino. The employees (at least in Retail) love it when they can get apple branded stuff like hoodies, water bottles, and other stuff so they can take it to work.
In fact, whenever someone got promoted to Genius and they were being sent to Cupertino for training employees would give them gift cards so they can purchase apple branded stuff to bring back.
In fact, whenever someone got promoted to Genius and they were being sent to Cupertino for training employees would give them gift cards so they can purchase apple branded stuff to bring back.
Great color scheme if you work for UPS.
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That's because $25 is still the maximum allowable tax write-off in the U.S. for gifts.
Kind of looks like the "Outlet Mall" version?
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ROFLMAO. Time to wake up from your dream.
This isn't a dream... couple years ago, Google gifted $1000 (yes, one thousand dollars) to each employee... to spend for christmas...
Apple has even a lot more money than Google.... This is not hard for them to do. They are just not as generous as Google was... but then again they are not required to.
Yeah, perhaps BMW should also give its emplyes (robots) a free car at the end of the year, right? And couple of thousands of euros on the top of that?
Crazy world!!
Becomes quite a big gift when you consider they have to give it to 98,000 employees or more. I don't think their shareholders would be too happy with them giving away millions for a gift on top of the bonuses and other things they already give each year.
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A public company has to return on shareholder value. Most wouldn't be in a good spot if they gave away millions to their employees on top of the big bonuses they already pay.
Just WOW!!!!
This year, my company had an anniversary and every full time employee managed to get an engraved iPad Mini. Our bonus was profit sharing and while that's not always a grand thing based on the year's profit, they usually try to take care of the employees.
With some of these horror stories, I think I can appreciate how my company treats me just a bit more.
This year, my company had an anniversary and every full time employee managed to get an engraved iPad Mini. Our bonus was profit sharing and while that's not always a grand thing based on the year's profit, they usually try to take care of the employees.
With some of these horror stories, I think I can appreciate how my company treats me just a bit more.
It's amazing the amount of entitlement that seems to be going on around here.
Apple(or any company) doesn't have to do anything for a Christmas bonus. And based on the whining here, I would suspect most companies that do something, still end up hearing about who they "shafted" their employees, because it wasn't enough or wasn't what they wanted.
Grow up. Your continued employment should be the only thing you hope to get from your company now. Beyond that, just be happy that they did anything at all.
Apple(or any company) doesn't have to do anything for a Christmas bonus. And based on the whining here, I would suspect most companies that do something, still end up hearing about who they "shafted" their employees, because it wasn't enough or wasn't what they wanted.
Grow up. Your continued employment should be the only thing you hope to get from your company now. Beyond that, just be happy that they did anything at all.
