10 amazing facts about the work of the Apple from the mouth of a former employee of the company

Quora users asked an interesting question: "What we do not know about Apple?". In the comments there was a lot of current and former Apple employees, who remembered the unusual facts about the company and work in it.

1. We have to work with very different people. Rodrigo Estrada remembers that in his department was a sports photographer and director of documentary films, a dancer on the pylon, folk musician, nurse, writer, physicist, and many others. He said he had never worked in a surprising place.
2. The only free meal in the cafe company - apples.
3. Work in the company is informal. No conventional testers, regular inspections and code version of the regular meetings.
4. The company is very concerned about the statistics. In the past, the office was a huge white board, which is constantly updated earnings shipped devices, received calls to technical support, and more.
5. On the first day of the internship all interns must wear branded T-shirt Apple. According to Paul Arch, if you see a lot of people in a T-shirt with Apple logo, then today is Monday and the first day for the new interns.
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6. The company has a lot of small offices around Cupertino. If you are working in the main office at Infinite Loop - you are in the minority.
7. Many new employees working on the fictional products. In order to earn the trust, it is necessary first to perform virtually useless work.
8. The interview is not as hard as many people think. A former employee of the company in an interview compares with Apple Amazon, Yahoo and Akamai, and says that in the last three companies, it's much worse.
9. Working at Apple is really hard. Schedule is not always normalized, have to work on weekends, lunch breaks and sometimes at night.
10. For dinner, the company could bring pizza, burgers and even beer. But if that happens, you know that you remain working for the whole night.