Does anyone work for Apple?

Elessar

Just wondering does anyone here work for Apple in Ireland?

Tech support/sales/admin anything.

What are they like to work for as a company?

projectmayhem

Seem quite an outgoing, young style company... but I would imagine their tech support dept. is much like any other tech support place.

The biggest problem with Apple in Ireland is that they're based in Cork, and no one wants to go there

whiterebel

They are bastards, much like projectmayhem......;)

silvine

I've had some dealings with Apple. They are unhelpful and don't say much to anyone.

conchubhar1

silvine wrote: »

I've had some dealings with Apple. They are unhelpful and don't say much to anyone.

how? examples

PeakOutput

iv never had a problem with my mac but any time my mates have they ahve been sorted out asap with no arguing or trying to weasle out of responsibility

someone also told me recently that yo ucan get the new macbook pro 'insides' put in the body of the old macbook pros for half the cost of a new macbook pro sounds like a great service to me

Sad Professor

PeakOutput wrote: »

someone also told me recently that yo ucan get the new macbook pro 'insides' put in the body of the old macbook pros for half the cost of a new macbook pro sounds like a great service to me

I find this hard to believe. Who told you this?

PeakOutput

Sad Professor wrote: »

I find this hard to believe. Who told you this?

a guy in my class who said he got it a few weeks ago some sort of apple recycling thing apparently

Fajitas!

Know someone working in Cork. He like's it - They're off on trips to America, Spain, etc, every other week. Good bonuses and they seem to take care of staff. I think he started off working tech support maybe 2 years ago,and is in some form of a managerial position now, so they obviously reward hard work.

maggy_thatcher

PeakOutput wrote: »

someone also told me recently that yo ucan get the new macbook pro 'insides' put in the body of the old macbook pros for half the cost of a new macbook pro sounds like a great service to me

That seems very unlikely. For one, the layout of an old MBP internally is very different -- there'd physically be nowhere for the logic board to go -- e.g. the old MBP had the DVD drive up at the front right, whereas the new ones have it on the right hand side. The ports on the left/right are in completely different places, as well as being completely different shapes (no DVI/FW400 in the new ones, no Mini-Displayport in the new one, etc.).

It'd be like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. They do a recycling program, but I think that's just taking the old one off your hands (maybe they do a discount if you do that, but I'm not aware of it).

kevteljeur

I lol'ed. It's not physically possible, the new unibody MBPs are completely different internally and externally. It might be possible with the Core Duo and Core 2 Duo models, but as far as I know, they're only similar externally. Internally, they are not compatible, and with the cost of hardware and labour... It would actually cost the same as buying the unibody MPB model new.

I should know, because I looked at doing a logic board replacement myself (for a Core Duo MPB); the overall cost-effectiveness was lower than buying a new unit. There was no possibility of putting the Core 2 Duo board into the older model.

To the OP (back on topic): I know someone who worked there a few years ago, he said it was a good place to work, probably in line with many progressive US companies. In other words, you work hard, but you get treated pretty well. They even got an audience with Mr Jobs at one point, as a treat.


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PeakOutput

grand dont know why he would like maybe i just misunderstood him

RHunce

my dad works for them in hollyhill co cork.

he loves his job, he is over the iphones.

i love his job for the discount

Borneo Fnctn

RHunce wrote: »

i love his job for the discount

D'ya wanna be mates?

RHunce

jackpalance wrote: »

D'ya wanna be mates?

lol

27% incase anyone is wondering

whiterebel

I left Tech Support up there 5 years ago. Really nice people working in it, but the pressure exerted on management was ridiculous. They then passed the pressures down on to us and expected more and more, no matter how well we did. Everything has to be done by the book, no support to be given outside 90 days, constant pressure to sell APPs, customer service had it bad as well, as they took all the really sh*te calls. The 27% discount on one machine a year was ok, but didn't make up for the way you could be treated. They refused to give references, tried to steamroller new (illegal) work practices though, that sort of thing. Was still better than some I could name, though.

projectmayhem

whiterebel wrote: »

They are bastards, much like projectmayhem......;)

oi taake offence to dat now bhoy!

whiterebel

projectmayhem wrote: »

oi taake offence to dat now bhoy!

You bleeeeeeeeedin' better do, or O'il batttter ya bleeeeedin' scumbag....:D

440Hz

Locking this... This may be the Mac forum but this is better suited to Jobs&Work!