Lagging the industry, becoming very bureaucratic and complacent - Anonymous employee NetApp Employee Review

1.0
15 Mar 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Standard benefits, however 401K match vests over 3 years Nice Gym, and grounds Under cover parking

Cons

-Below market salaries -Not growing resulting in layoffs in May 2013 and another rounds coming in the next couple of weeks -Poor middle level management, lots of cronysm, extremely slow to make decisions, everyone is trying to protect their territory. -Missed the boat on Flash array and are paying the price (announced layoffs this last week) -Very rigid work culture most departments require being in the office and very much a culture of manager looking over your shoulder and its very stifling. -Huge marketing effort around the "great place to work " this is a mirage. -Oh and the campus is situated next to a dump and it stinks all summer long so you cant use the outside grounds.

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5.0
18 Jun 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance (in my team)

Cons

Leadership is bad, stay away!

3.0
26 Jun 2026
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Pros

Amongst the top companies in the data storage industry = company stability.

Cons

If you'd ask me a year or 2 ago, I would have given the company 5 stars. But, as with most tech companies now, they've started to follow the trend of return to office, regardless of logic. There's little to no room for exceptions and the company would rather sacrifice productivity regardless if they know the hardships for people living in metros (one way commute to the NY or SJC office can take 2 hours one way!) - that and there's no commuter benefits. You have to pay out of pocket and live in fear of not receiving your bonus if you miss the "thrive together" quarterly requirements.

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