Watch out! - Software Engineer NetApp Employee Review

1.0
Mar 25, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A paycheck every couple of weeks. Based on your luck, you might actually work with a certain good folk.

Cons

I worked at NetApp for a few years and it was one of the worst work experiences I have ever had. The company's frequent layoffs and workforce reductions made it a place of constant instability and fear, where employees were more concerned about their own job security than working together to achieve shared goals. In such a toxic work environment, employees tended to backstab each other, spreading rumors and sabotaging each other's work to gain an edge in the constant competition for job security. This further eroded morale and made it almost impossible to build a sense of team spirit. The frequent layoffs also led to a lack of continuity and stability, with projects being started and then abruptly abandoned, or teams being restructured and reshuffled every few months. This made it difficult to get any meaningful work done, and employees were constantly worried about whether their jobs would still be there the next day. Overall, NetApp is a company that seems to prioritize short-term profits over the well-being and development of its employees. The constant layoffs and workforce reductions create a culture of fear and mistrust, where employees are more likely to backstab each other than collaborate to achieve shared goals. I would strongly caution anyone considering employment at NetApp to think twice and carefully evaluate the company's track record with layoffs before making a decision

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5.0
Jul 23, 2026
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Pros

Amazing company culture with supportive managers and teammates. Interns are trusted with meaningful projects that have real business impact. Great opportunities to learn, network, and grow professionally.

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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