Capsized Ship - swim out as fast as you can - Technical Support Manager NetApp Employee Review

1.0
May 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very nice facility in RTP along with Gym membership etc.

Cons

Having left NetApp for its competitor, I can see how much the writing is on the walls at NetApp. Terrible middle and upper management with absolutely no commitment to customers unless cases are escalated to them and then they would haul at the TSE and manager and make them scapegoats. I have never worked in a place where "Who" the customer is based on their history of escalations is THE ONLY thing that was important to management. They totally ignored customers overseas and missed a big portion of sales overseas. I cannot believe what a filthy set of leaders they brought all from Nortel who knew nothing and cared less about people and customers. It was all about them.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

- Not the worst pay around - Opportunity for advancement if you get the right management - Good financial benefits (ESPP, 401k options, mega backdoor Roth) - The one thing GK is good at is driving up the company stock price. Hope you got yourself some RSUs

Cons

- NetApp hasn't made a new product in 10 years, so you'll be hard pressed to find development work that isn't directly tied to supporting what was built before then. - Very little innovation other than weekend-project-level AI tools - Health and dental benefits are not great - Upper management is completely detached from reality

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