Good pay but toxic culture and disrespectful management - Anonymous employee NetApp Employee Review

2.0
Jun 27, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good Pay and nice Breakfast nothing other than that

Cons

The work culture is highly disappointing. There is little to no work-life balance, and employees are often expected to work long hours without adequate recognition. Unfortunately, credit for good work frequently goes to those who are closer to management rather than the people who actually deliver results. There is a significant amount of office politics, and genuine contributions are often overlooked. Instead of appreciating performance, management appears to judge employees based on how they speak or the questions they ask, which discourages open communication and learning. The management lacks professionalism in many situations. Managers often speak to employees disrespectfully during status update calls, sometimes scolding them publicly as if they were students. This creates a stressful and demotivating work environment. If you value a healthy work-life balance, respectful leadership, and recognition for your efforts, you should think carefully before joining. A higher salary may not be worth the impact on your peace of mind and overall well-being.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 22, 2026
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Pros

+ Some genuinely talented, kind engineers on the ground who make the day-to-day bearable. + Established company with recognizable products, so it's a fine résumé line if that's what you need.

Cons

- Compensation isn't remotely competitive with other tech companies for the same work, expect to be underpaid relative to peers doing equivalent engineering elsewhere. - Return-to-office mandate with attendance tracking. Leadership doesn't just require office days, they freaking track and count how many days each person badges in. This is giving jail-vibes and they treat you like a kid instead of grown-up professional. - Forced-ranking reviews. A mandatory quota means roughly 10% of people must be rated "not meeting expectations" regardless of actual performance. Good engineers get labeled underperformers just to fill the curve. - Manufactured internal competition. Because ratings are a zero-sum quota, teammates are effectively pitted against each other. It kills collaboration and makes the environment toxic. - Routine layoffs. In my experience, layoffs came around like clockwork — roughly twice a year, which meant constant job insecurity and a demoralized team that never got to feel stable. - Leadership has run a once-great company into the ground. In my opinion, George and the current C-level team have turned what used to be a respected place to work into a miserable, pathetic place. The direction under this leadership has been consistently toward more monitoring and pressure, and less trust, autonomy, and morale.

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