Apollo Education Group reviews

A drivers license and a heartbeat will get yo a job. The culture in this organization is very poor. Executives are out of touch and afraid to speak to anyone, therefore they only speak through emails and video clips. It's really pathetic. They don't care at all about students or their employees. Everybody below the 10th floor likens the executives to a clan of bad used car salesmen. I have been looking to leave as many of my co workers. But somedays it is just easier to do nothing and get paid rather than look for another job.

The benefits and downsides vary greatly depending upon your direct management. As a developer, your workload will differ depending upon the project/department to which you are assigned. Some teams have a relatively light workload, giving them ample time to explore professional growth opportunities within the organization. My personal experience was the expectation to work 10+ hour days on a regular basis, struggling to meet tight deadlines. Because of the tight schedules most of the time I felt like a "code monkey", simply putting together the quickest solution - not necessarily the best solution. Despite the access to new technology, development techniques employed at Apollo seemed to be years behind current standards. Lack of standards and defined best practices was shocking. Compensation (although consistent with market rates) seems lacking in light of the demands placed upon employees. If one were to calculate an hourly rate using the actual hours spent working, it would actually be far less than market value. I can honestly say working at Apollo has been the most stressful job I have had in my entire career.