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3.0
May 2, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people are extremely bright, nice and friendly. The benefits are great. There are a lot of fringe benefits that I have not seen at other companies. They have fruit in the break rooms on Tuesday, bagels on Friday. The Sunnyvale site has a free gym. The cafeteria is complete with sushi chef, dry cleaning service, oil change service, health clinic trailer visits Tuesdays, etc.

Cons

There is no work life balance, at least in the area I worked in, and my friends have said the same. The work is very challenging and rewarding, but the hours are 70+ and the pressure is intense. I know some very exhausted people there. Also, like most corporations these days, they are willing to shed people if there is a hint that the financials that year won't be optimal.

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5.0
Jun 7, 2026
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Pros

NetApp is a prestigious company, working for this company will be a great resume boost if you cannot break into top fortune 500 companies. Relatively easy to get into NetApp. Competitive pay.

Cons

Frequent layoffs. Understaffed which could equate to higher expected output.

3.0
Jun 26, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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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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