Netapp was once a great company - Anonymous employee NetApp Employee Review

3.0
15 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great people to work with. Excellent work/life balance. Beautiful Sunnyvale campus with a top notch cafe that serves many choices. Nice company gym with free classes, basketball court, and wide selection of equipment.

Cons

Increasing competition from startups (Pure, Nimble, etc.) and poor vision from executives have led to NetApp tanking over the past few years. Company has had yearly layoffs the past 4-5 years which resulted in poor moral amongst the employees. NetApp dropped off the list of Fortune's "100 best companies to work for" for the first time this year (they were once ranked # 1 back in 2009)

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Pros

Good work life balance (in my team)

Cons

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3.0
26 June 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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