My Life as Apple Employee xxxxxxxxxx
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Why I Quit What Should Have Been My Dream Job

In April 2007 I received lengthy material recounting a retail store employee's recruitment, training, hiring and first weeks of work. After about a week, the employee decided to withdraw the material, and I removed it from this page.

The person recalled answering a want ad for the position at the then-future Summit Sierra (Reno, Nev.) store, and interviewing at a local hotel. The applicant was turned down as a Creative, but was told to apply for a Mac Specialist job. The person did, and went through another round of interviews with the future store's managers. A week later, the person was hired and shortly began training.

The 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. training included coursework on the laptops that the students had been issued. The person stated that training was "useless" and the other trainees didn't seem to take it seriously. After training, the employees reported to the now-finished store to set it up for the grand opening, stocking it and arranging merchandise. With the help of Apple corporate personnel and staffers from other stores, the new employees were trained on the POS system and the then-new wireless, handheld computers.

The writer of the material then told about the grand opening, the first days and weeks of work, and the tedium of performing inventory work. Within three weeks of the opening, the tedium of the work increased, and the employee's hours were cut back to 8 hours in one week. The writer compared the work, his/her college degree and work hours, and decided to quit working at the Apple store--but not to give the store notice. Rather the person stopped showing up, and eventually received a termination letter from Apple.

The original material provided a few insights into the workings of Apple's retail stores, although none of the insights were revelations. More than anything, the account provided perspective on applying for a retail job, and what such a position really entails.

Be sure to check the many comments that were posted in response to the original material. Without the original posting, it's a bit difficult to make sense of the comments--sorry!