Give them free Apple Device then cash incentive at the same time... And raise the wage if below standards...
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Apple Giving Retail Employees Up to a $1,000 One-Time Bonus
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I've worked directly for Apple, the pay is pretty good but its also based on a COLA scale. Apple retail employees in Kansas will likely get paid less than New York or California, but its significantly higher than other retail companies.
Edited to add: I also worked for one of their third-party vendors and it was...less impressive. Much less impressive.
Edited to add: I also worked for one of their third-party vendors and it was...less impressive. Much less impressive.
Meanwhile Tim Cook got a billion dollar stock bonus.
No one should have a billion dollars. Let alone a single bonus worth that much
$1000 as a bonus in 2021? They’re really greedy! It’s even less than a stimulus payment paid by the government.
You can’t even buy an iPhone 13 Pro on that, as it’s more expensive after tax. Sort of ironic!
You can’t even buy an iPhone 13 Pro on that, as it’s more expensive after tax. Sort of ironic!
As someone who worked in an ER this entire pandemic and had vacation time taken away and received no stimulus check or hazard pay, I say good on Apple for giving bonuses. Clearly a privilege that not everyone gets to receive.
calm down and please don't tell me whether i have business commenting on a forum thread.
all retail employees get paid for their services, this isn't slave labor. everyone's mental health is not what it was 24 or so months ago, and i highly doubt that apple employees are at the bottom of this food chain.
it's a bonus, nothing more. those employees who are offended by this "joke" can refuse it, i suppose.
p.s. read the post above this one.
don't worry — apple employees get a discount, so it's not that ironic)
Apple doesn’t have to give a bonus and no one would have bitched about it if they never did but when they do it’s not good enough.
Yes. 20-22/hr in CA. Plus great benefits.
No, it’s not slave labor. It’s indentured servitude. Last I heard it was near impossible to get promoted from retail to corporate. Apple doesn’t want retail employees poisoning the spaceship.
because it's such hard labor working at the apple store? you know, i stopped by the u.e.s. store a few weeks ago and nobody seemed to be overworked there at all. it actually kind of reminded me of that sloth scene in zootopia.
We gave our essential employees an extra $400/month and continued to do so until we required vaccination for anyone returning to the office, reducing their risk to nearly 0.
Apple should do likewise. They can undoubtedly afford it.
Apple should do likewise. They can undoubtedly afford it.
ok, could you please name 3 large companies, where it's common practice to move into corporate from "field"?
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Not that I disagree with you, but the real payoff working at the apple store wasn’t occasional bonuses, but rather ESPP… I still hold the stock from when I worked there 10+ years ago and it’s now worth more than my entire income from working there for 3+ years… as a Genius making something like $22/hr with decent benefits…
Was making $19/hr when I left in 2015. Pretty good money for not having a degree.
They’re paid laughable amounts of money for their work. That discount doesn’t really help much on a discounted salary. Very ironic LOL
Did you not get a stimulus because you made too much money? Not trying to sound like a jerk just curious if it was bc of something else I dont know about
what are you talking about? read some of the wage posts here — i don't think that's laughable for the type of work they do. i've honestly never seen a suffering apple employee. in fact most of them seem to really like their job. must be the koolaid...
They should pay more but a lot of folks just build their resume working there a couple years then get good jobs in IT.
What is the proper amount for someone who is responsible for 150,000 employees, and leads one of the most successful companies in the world?
And why?
It’s not a question of common. It’s that they don’t actively recruit their employees but they use promotions to lure people into retail.
But since you asked I know for a fact that Delta, VZW, and P&G recruit from within.
I think another question is what should an average retail salary be?
For those saying Apple isn't doing enough, what value do you place on low-skill, entry-level work? I understand the buzzword of 'living wage' but if I agree to a wage during my interview isn't that on me? If I don't have skills or higher qualifications, what makes me deserve more money? I wanted to work for Apple for a while with my strong interest, but at the end of the day is retail the money maker for the business?