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* Posted anonymously by NetApp employees (updated Oct 26, 2009)

Tom Georgens

President, Chief Executive Officer and Board Director

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3.9
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Oct 26, 2009

5.0

NetApp Post-Sales (Professional Services):   (Current Employee)

Pros

Work-life balance: middle and senior management actually help make it more than a catchphrase
Individual flexibility - little to no micromanaging, employees are given enough latitude to work well
Training - good corporate support for staying current
Pay and benefits: much better than most companies
Corporate culture: again, a nice surprise - it really does exist, and really is as advertised!

Cons

"Hands off" mgmt could be hard for younger employees
Annual performance review "system" is somewhat lacking
Top-down communication about new products, corporate direction not always clear
Company is still learning how to change from a small Silicon Valley startup into a more mature, bigger player. There are some bumps now and then

Advice to Senior Management

Streamline management structures and increase communication between different layers, and between groups in the company (engineering, development, sales, support...)
Don't make too many changes in the culture too fast, but do acknowledge the need for changes as they come.


Oct 20, 2009

4.0

NetApp IT Manager in Sunnyvale, CA:   (Current Employee)

Pros

this is a good place to work and deserves the fortune best places to work. Perhaps experiencing some growing pains but that's normal for most growing companies.

Cons

Experiencing some growing pains but that's normal for most growing companies but overall this is a great place to work for.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the engineers and the products group. There is a lot of talent out there waiting for the right opportunity.


Oct 4, 2009

4.0

NetApp Software Engineer Intern in Sunnyvale, CA:   (Past Employee - 2009)

Pros

Everyone is very helpful and open to new ideas. Did not detect any ego, and manager was very good at helping me get started.

Cons

Average age of employees is 38, which may deter some younger prospects. Also, should only be considered if you are interested in data storage.

Advice to Senior Management

Hire more interns and young employees (college grads) because they will be the future of the company. Lower average age.


Sep 24, 2009

5.0

NetApp Member of Technical Staff II in Bangalore (India):   (Past Employee - 2008)

Pros

Very cool culture ,best possible work environment and no work pressure.
Lots of bright people around .
Work from Home and flexi timings are a real boom to beat bangalore traffic.
And Beer bash offcourse :p

Cons

Sometimes i got the feeling that i was getting salary for not doing any real constructive work for the company.
Managers should monitor and guide their reportees if they are not self-driven.

Advice to Senior Management

Too much of freedom given to the employees and sometimes
idle mind may become devils workshop.


Sep 16, 2009

4.0

NetApp HR in Sunnyvale, CA:   (Past Employee - 2009)

Pros

Highly collaborative
Really good people
Approachable senior management
Positive environment
Very good communication
Makes you want to come to work

Cons

Need more flexibility on telecommuting...some parts are a little old-school
Lots of pressure to do a lot with few people
Development is too passively endorsed...it's about productivity

Advice to Senior Management

Don't let changes in leadership sway you from the historical positives in the culture...open communication, showing compassion, being approachable and not persecuting someone for a mistake.


Aug 29, 2009

5.0

NetApp Anonymous:   (Current Employee)

Pros

Great culture - focused on enabling employees, communication about all things relevant, great products, great people and especially great leadership.

Cons

Only two weeks of vacation for first-year employees.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the great work! Continue to maximize communication, solicit employee input, and maintain "a great place to work" as one of the Top 3 goals.


Aug 27, 2009

5.0

NetApp Anonymous in Sunnyvale, CA:   (Current Employee)

Pros

The company is very employee friendly. Culture is given a very high priority on the company's strategic initiatives which is rather rare in today's very competitive and challenging business environment. Work force restructuring is truly considered a last resort during tough economic times

Cons

Strategic initiatives need more substance. They tend to be too marketing oriented and lack enough substance.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the extremely high priority on company employees. It is refreshing in today's business climate that NetApp continues to keep a high priority on its people.


Aug 23, 2009

4.0

NetApp Software Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA:   (Current Employee)

NetApp Is OK

Pros

flexible work hours
work from home
fruit day
donut day
monthly engineering beer bash ( weekly before the Great Recession)
free milk and coffee

Cons

no profit sharing
no free lunch or dinner
fruit can be stale

Advice to Senior Management

keep it up the good things.


Aug 6, 2009

4.0

NetApp Senior Manager in Sunnyvale, CA:   (Current Employee)

Pros

Great people, great communication from management, great benefits, great products. Emphasis on doing the right thing from a cultural, ethical, and environmental standpoint. Culture is great 90% of the time. Compensation is good but not super, though high-performing sales reps seem to make the big bucks when they have a good year. Execs are good at recognizing when a strategic change of direction is needed, but executing that change sometimes takes too long.

Cons

Not the best at integrating acquisitions. Sometimes too much "Not Invented Here" attitude. Different business units don't closely coordinate strategy or planning, though recently this has improved somehwat. Many products or features are innovative and best-in-class but several products have been neglected, making them less competitive. Company was designed for ultra-high growth then dialed back to fast growth after dot-com crash, but now has to adjust in era of slow-to-moderate growth, which has required some difficult decisions.

Work-life balance and flexibility depends on your manager, though most including mine seem reasonable. Engineering gets reorganized more often than needed. Sometimes the wrong Director/VP/SVP gets hired and introduces excess politics or nepotism for a few years before the top execs notice and replace him/her.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the great work on company culture, communication, and Great Place to Work initiatives. Take better care to nurture and integrate acquisitions. Encourage line managers to see the big picture impact of their decisions. Double check that you're not being short-sighted when you decide to kill a product.


Aug 2, 2009

5.0

NetApp Member of Technical Staff in Bangalore (India):   (Past Employee - 2007)

Pros

Cool Culture, Great Benefits, Good Management, Trusts and Values Employees. People at all level are technically very sound and quite helpful.

Cons

Work would be mostly maintenance until you start taking initiative for implementing new ideas, for which mostly junior employees take a while to realize.

Advice to Senior Management

Company has overgrown for its people driven startup culture, but for self-driven people, it is still best. May be adding a bit of more organized structure wherever it is required would be good.

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