Down the drain..... - Program Manager NetApp Employee Review

2.0
Aug 1, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Semi-competative salary. Decent health benefits. Standard vacation plan (3 weeks to start).

Cons

POLITICAL. Middle management is willing to throw you under the bus! More red tape than action. Spends money on crap projects and delays things that are worth-while. Extremely short-sighted management. It wasn't like that in the beginning. It amazes me that they have been able to stay anywhere on the great places to work list! They won't stay there for long. Employees are leaving the sinking ship in droves!

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5.0
Jun 7, 2026
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CEO approval
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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 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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