Great people, good executive management, not-so-great middle management. - Technical Support Engineer NetApp Employee Review

3.0
May 23, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The benefits at NetApp are great and the pay compared to other, non-IT companies is above average. The people who work there tend to be good, fun people on a personal level and are on the whole incredibly bright.

Cons

Depending on who is your manager, your experience can vary widely. In general management does not do a good job of making sure information flows all the way down the ladder, nor does it solicit input from those two or more steps below on the hierarchy. It is often said that management is open to input, just make sure it is not something they do not want to hear. Because employees are very intelligent, they also tend to have an ego. This causes friction when neither party can accept that they may be wrong.

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5.0
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Pros

Good work life balance (in my team)

Cons

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3.0
Jun 26, 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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