Apple store worker confesses all

A group of girls peer through the locked doors of the Fashion Island Apple Store to get a peek at the new iPhone. The store re-opened at 6:00 p.m. and hundreds of customers were finally able to purchase the new phone./// ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 6/29/07 - iphone.0630 - Photo by Leonard Ortiz/ Orange County Register - Hundreds of iPhone fans that have been waiting in line, some since 5 a.m. finally get their chance to purchase the iPhone at the Apple Store in Fashion Island. — A group of girls peer through the locked doors of the Fashion Island Apple Store to get a peek at the new iPhone. The store re-opened at 6:00 p.m. and hundreds of customers were finally able to purchase the new phone./// ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 6/29/07 – iphone.0630 – Photo by Leonard Ortiz/ Orange County Register – Hundreds of iPhone fans that have been waiting in line, some since 5 a.m. finally get their chance to purchase the iPhone at the Apple Store in Fashion Island.

By Mary Ann Milbourn | Orange County Register

February 27, 2011 at 8:00 a.m.

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at those Apple stores? You can get an inside look in “Confessions of an Apple store employee” a story in that hippest of hip publications, Popular Mechanics.

Among the things you’ll learn:

Being late to work is no big deal, but talking about an upcoming Apple product will get you fired.
Customers are evil
Drug dealers are some of Apple’s best customers.
Every Apple store worker aspires to become a genius

Read the full story HERE.

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