Only products instead of money. Tutorial instructors complain that Apple only pays them in kind

If you follow the goings-on around Apple, you've probably signed up for the Today at Apple initiative, in which the company organizes a variety of educational programs available to the public. These are held in selected Apple Stores around the world and have a very wide scope, from programming, to taking and editing photos and videos, to working with audio and other creative ways. Yesterday appeared quite interesting information about how Apple compensates the instructors of these courses.

From several independent sources, it became clear that Apple sometimes has a problem with paying the instructors of its courses properly. In several cases, the company allegedly offered a selection of products from the menu instead of a monetary reward. Thus, the instructors could choose any of the products offered by Apple as a reward instead of being properly paid for conducting the course.

Currently, eleven people have come forward who say they have not been paid by Apple. Everything should have been happening since 2017. Someone got an Apple Watch for their performance, others got iPads or Apple TV. According to the testimony, this is said to be "the only way Apple can reward artists and instructors."

Such behavior is contrary to how Apple presents its relationship with artists and creatives. Many also complain that Apple does not promote the individual Today at Apple seminars enough, and the individual sessions thus have relatively low attendance. Which is a problem if Apple contracts, for example, a band that has to bring themselves, their instruments and all other equipment to the venue. For many artists, such events are not worth it, even though cooperation with Apple at first glance is full of potential. Apparently, nothing is as rosy as Apple claims.