Apple Increasing iPhone Retail Staffing From August Through October

[SandynJosh]

Rather than launching a new model, they're probably lowering the price of the existing iPhone to better compete with Android

That's really not Apple's way. They'd rather add something to make the iProd more compelling to buy, like iCloud makes you want to own a bunch of iProds so you can play with syncing them. A price war is the last thing Apple wants to start, it's so gauche.

 

[jordanwar]

how many hours a day ?

 

[Javik]

That's really not Apple's way. They'd rather add something to make the iProd more compelling to buy, like iCloud makes you want to own a bunch of iProds so you can play with syncing them. A price war is the last thing Apple wants to start, it's so gauche.

Im feeling with the new Classics and Nanos, we will see system wide iCloud support. Not a web browser, but a preferences pane where u can log into a wifi network (or even set this up throughout itunes on ur computer) and choose the songs/media u want to sync. Photos, podcasts, could automatically sync over the air etc.

I DO feel their still is a place for classic ipods like the Classic and Nano. It's all about making them relevant, intuitive, feature rich (for their use), mobile, and affordable.

Classic and Nano ftw!

 

[Danielkg]

Doubt it's for apple store or a new iPhone

http://www.reed.co.uk/job-vacancies/Gekko/?ProfileID=2864&ns=true

Link above shows Gekko employ temporary staff for various companies, however not the main manufacturer. Likely to be for independent company that wants staff to help specifically for iOS 5

 

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75 quid a day? I guess this store isn't aiming for true geniuses.

I was just thinking the same thing! Can you live on that?

Yes, you can.

 

[leon44]

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Interesting...
I looked into it, it definately says the employer is Apple but it's a recruitment agency and I thought Apple did all its own recruitment.
Also, many of the locations advertised (random towns in the UK it seems) don't have Apple stores at all.
It's 5 days a week (Tuesday to Saturday) and you get £75 a day which is very decent...

 

[puma25uk]

£75 / day is not that decent if the recruitment agency treats you as self-employed, meaning you then have to deduct national insurance and tax payments off of that. Nowhere did I see this payment to be nett?

Not to mention the implications of having to deal with HMRC and filling in a tax return if you're not a contractor already...

£75/wk is equivalent to £19,500/year gross. I guess in context that's not a bad pay for in-store retail staff, but how many hours are they expected to work per day?

 

[i-John]

Remember, if they are to start work on August 16, they don't go live selling phones on that date. They have training first, probably about a month or so, which pushes it into the September time frame.

 

[Sackvillenb]

I doubt this is really for Apple though. Like others have mentioned, this is through a 3rd party placement agency... and Apple doesn't use them for their own stores.

 

[Macist]

I was just thinking the same thing! Can you live on that?

The economy doesn't procude living wage jobs anymore. There's a thin tier of a professional an manegerial class and most everyone else is racing towards minimum wage. The 'middle of the road' white collar job is being phased out.

Plenty of people with a laundy list of qualifications and skills work for low wages. I don't know why so many people bother with being underemployed in McJobs, though. You could make the same money messing around on eBay. At least that way you have some freedom and don't have to deal with bosses or sour-faced members of the public.

Anyway, as others have said these are 'demonstrator' positions. A bit like the reps you see doing demos of mixers in electrical shops.

 

[iJays]

I was just thinking the same thing! Can you live on that?

some people live on government grants.

 

[PeterSharp]

I applied. They've just called me back. First- interview on the phone then face-to-face in London. I like Apple and working during iPhone 5 releasing will be interesting.

 

[leon44]

I applied aswell, just had my interview, she confirmed that the job would be based in a phone shop, not an Apple Store and it's for an iPhone and iPad demonstrator/salesperson.