wirelessest

Not at first. But work with people you like and respect, and learn from them. Then ask them when looking for your next job.

Any place worth working isn't looking for the absolute best candidate for X at any cost. A good fit with someone with a good work ethic who wants to learn always works out better than just raw expertise. And a reference from someone you both respect is the fastest most reliable place to find them.

If your issue is just the expense of a Mac and not the principle, find yourself a used Mac mini.

I agree that the requirement is a pain though. Our CI, automated builds, etc are all standard across all products except the iPhone client which runs as a cron job on an old Mac in the corner.

I think current tax receipts are 2.5 trillion, so this is a bit more manageable.