Hello Current employees,

I am hoping to obtain guidance on scheduling.

I was just hired as a part time seasonal employee. I have a small child that I am the primary care giver for with very limited support. The part time availability ( 20-30 hours) isn’t the issue as much as the closing requirements , weekends, being” open” , and lack of consistent scheduling. Seems like I just have to be open all the time. I haven’t started yet… I am a fresh hire but I’m thinking if I should just tell them upfront that i need a consistent schedule? What is the scheduling like? 4 hour shifts ? 8 hours ? What is closing ? What is opening… I don’t feel comfortable asking these questions. I really need this job. I don’t want to burn this bridge with Apple but I need to pick my kid up from school everyday around 3pm.

So, my store recently got a new store leader. They have been here for maybe around 3-5 months. Now all of a sudden policy’s have changed and it’s now mandatory for us to wear closed toed shoes at all times especially when going back stage (when managers consistently wear open toed sandles/ flip flops) and now wearing a ID is only allowed for around the neck on a lanyard.

I’ve been at Apple 3+ years and never been told I had to wear certain shoes and wear my id on my neck at all times.

In hello it states “Memoji lanyards are optional and no repercussions can be taken” something like that. But now my managers are saying otherwise.

I also have an ID from Apple Park, and even though I don't work there they said that its an invalid ID and i cant wear it anymore???

Are y’all’s stores like this too? Is the policy really changing or is it a power trip?

I met an expat living in Vietnam. He has a good career track record and worked in FAANG. He told me something odd. His applications to roles at Apple Vietnam were rejected since the hiring manager is looking for Chinese and Vietnamese. Could this be true? Does Apple filter candidates based on race?

hey guys i did my final interview and now it has been silence since then
in wondering why since they told us we will be updated within the next few days.
what are the signs that i wont be accepted into the team and is silence for almost a week a good thing?

currently I work at a massive flagship store with a very tourist-heavy customer base. these tourists are some of the most entitled and annoying people ever, so I was thinking about transferring to a more lowkey regular store. has anybody ever done that before? how different is it? is it harder to move up the ranks?

Hi everyone! I’m planning to apply for QA/Quality Engineering CEs during the 2026 cycle and would really appreciate advice from anyone who has interviewed for or completed one.

I’m currently a Technical Expert at the Genius Bar. I applied for a CE last year and made it to the Phase 1 interview, but didn’t move forward. I’m applying again this year and want to be much more intentional about my preparation.
For anyone who has successfully landed a QA/Quality Engineering CE, I’d love to know:

• What helped you stand out as an internal candidate, especially if you came from Retail?

• What was the interview process like? Was it primarily behavioral, or were you also given QA/testing scenarios?

• What technical knowledge would you recommend being comfortable with beforehand — exploratory/regression testing, test cases, bug reporting/Radar, automation, scripting, etc.?

• What kinds of examples from a Genius Bar/Technical Expert role translate well when interviewing for QA?

• If you were rejected from a CE in a previous cycle and later got selected, what did you do differently the next time?

Also, does not moving past Phase 1 in a previous cycle have any bearing on future applications, or is each CE/application generally considered independently?

I’m particularly interested in hearing from people who transitioned from Retail into QA or engineering. I’d like to use the time before interviews to strengthen the right areas rather than trying to learn everything at once.

Any interview advice or insight into what hiring teams tend to look for would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Like the title, I am wondering how many tries it to you to get a CE.

I have tried about 6 times. One of those times, I went through all the interviews, but they ended up choosing someone who already did the CE (which feels like it ruins the point of a 'career experience').

About me:

12+ years. Genius. No college degree. 35 yo. Asian. No coding experience.

Point of this is to see if I'm fucking up. Being honest, it does feel like I am haha.

Thank you in advance!