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Apple employees get small gift: colorful bag & flashlight

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Apple has given employees in some divisions (including AppleCare) a small gift: a bag (which comes in several different colors) and a small metal flashlight. The reasoning behind the gift is unclear, but it is a nice, small perk nonetheless. A couple of years ago, Apple began giving employees sweaters during the holiday season to keep warm. Other recent Apple employee perks include paid Thanksgiving vacations, free apps, free books, and significant product discounts.

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Comments

  1. These monkeys are brewing something..

  2. I got an apple blanket and hat in December 2009 right before I quit.

  3. Kshitiz Jaiswal - 11 years ago

    Flashlight for iPhone 5S and Colourful bags for iPhone 5C :P

  4. Lee Smith (@seelee) - 11 years ago

    Yeah, that’ll motivate ’em! ;)

  5. Tristan (@Tkf530) - 11 years ago

    Those lucky devils.

  6. monaarts - 11 years ago

    Do I see the colors of the iPhone 5C here? ;-)

  7. Timothy Williamson - 11 years ago

    Hmm…why would they need a flashlight when the iOS 7 flashlight function is so easily accessible…hmm…

  8. Francisco Hernandez - 11 years ago

    That’s nice.

  9. Kenneth Morris - 11 years ago

    but no health insurance for part-time employees? Apple is so cheap. with so much cash too!

    • Not true. They do offer health insurance for part time employees.

      • Kenneth Morris - 11 years ago

        i worked there…..they keep 86% of part-time employees under 28 hours per week and they are not offered any health insurance.

      • Black Ize - 11 years ago

        They offer part time employees the same benefits that Full time get. Exactly the same. I know.

      • jonnikuest (@jonnikuest) - 11 years ago

        yea apple is one of the few, especially for retail, employers that offers health/dental for part time employees. and you probably worked in either a store with too many employees or a small region, because there was never a shortage of hours in my store. if you worked less than 28 hours, you requested that….

    • Marquise Lewis - 11 years ago

      Then you haven’t worked there in over 2 years because they do offer health for part-time employees

  10. Buck Virga-Hyatt - 11 years ago

    This is not uncommon for Apple. I know several people in AppleCare and they get “swag” fairly often. No news here.

  11. Ronald Hallen - 11 years ago

    Think about an apple store with dimmed lights and these guys making those bags glow with their flashlights. Thats how the 5C and iOS7 will be introduced.

  12. whats so special about it?

  13. Paul Clark - 11 years ago

    It goes very nice with my dukes. keep on distributing that confidential information, or has this conversation become inappropriate?”