MTS-2 - Member Of Technical Staff NetApp Employee Review

4.0
Apr 4, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Awesome work culture * Friday Beer Bash * VTO (Voluntary time off) * Frequent all hands to know the company roadmap

Cons

* Frequent lay offs ( which started after 2012 ) * unnecessary mails matters to get the visibility in upper management * rating quota is fixed for each team in appraisal ( In small team if everyone is good, still the manager has to give low rating to someone in the team )

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance (in my team)

Cons

Leadership is bad, stay away!

3.0
Jun 26, 2026
Anonymous employee
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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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