NetApp Reviews in Raleigh-Durham, NC Area

Pros

The company culture supports good effort and ethic.

Cons

Slackers do not last long.

Pros

...NetApp was the envy of RTP and much of the corporate US. A place with tons of room for intelligent, motivated employees to make a name for themselves and feel like they were contributing to a great company. There were innovative products, the company was big enough to make a splash but small enough to change course when needed. Management was effective, for the most part. Employee Stock Purchase was and still seems to be very generous.

NetApp had (and still has afaik) unique perks like free beer every week, paid volunteer time, etc. Pay and benefits were par for the course in high-tech, maybe a little low in some roles. A relaxed environment where it was almost always ok to wear casual clothes, take a long lunch here or there, and speak your mind when you felt necessary without fear of retaliation.

Cons

However, the company has grown too big for itself - the culture has not been sustained. More managers are being hired than needed, usually through tech company inbreeding (in RTP: Cisco, Red Hat, etc). Too much nepotism in general, especially in more relationship based roles such as sales and marketing. Politics and bureaucracy have gotten out of hand and the company just didn't "feel" the same anymore. Personally I often witnessed praise given to team members who were widely known to be ineffectual and incompetent while the true contributors received nothing but more work to do.

Advice to Senior Management

- Less middle management needed: too many are in over their heads already
- Recognize and reward true contributors
- Focus more on employee well being instead of stock price

Pros

Benefits and people are wonderful

Cons

sometimes middle managment seems disconnected

Pros

Very good place to work - fair treatment, fair pay and good opportunities for advancement.

Cons

Training is hard to get at times.

Advice to Senior Management

Processes and documentation need improvement

Pros

Great company to work for

Cons

None that I can think of

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work

Pros

Company benefits, 401 match, Employee stock purchase plan, fun activities like "Beer Bash Fridays", cookouts, and other team building activities. Tons of training. Friendly Management.
Relaxed dress code, and the list goes on. Competitive pay.

Cons

When it comes to the Management, sometimes the right hand doesn't seem to know what the left hand is doing. Some of the higher-ups make silly decisions that will make them look good to their Bosses, not realizing how it's going to effect the ones actually doing the work.

If you don't like or can't handle a stressful environment, this isn't the job for you.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen more to your team and actually voice the issues to your Boss instead of letting it stop with you.

Pros

It is a great place to work!

Cons

Its a high stress position but we're rewarded.

Advice to Senior Management

We need more managers here.

Pros

Pay and bennifits were top notch. Communication from from upper management was the best I have ever seen in the corporate world!

Cons

Highly stressfull job, which was very bad for your health and family life!

Advice to Senior Management

Open up the sales and presales side to internal employees.

Pros

good lower level people in tech support

Cons

too many people have been here too long

Advice to Senior Management

get outside of your box

Pros

Year after year, great place to work.

Cons

No complaints! Great work environment.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the great work!