Turned into "Cisco Lite" - Member of Technical Staff II NetApp Employee Review

3.0
Mar 1, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice work-life balance. Atmosphere that is simultaneously laid-back yet stimulating and hard-working. Friendly, intelligent, and approachable senior engineers - a rare trifecta! Culture that used to be amazing, now still OK but a shadow of its former self. Corporate sponsored beer-bashes. Solid perks/benefits, especially 401k match and onsite training courses.

Cons

Company has slowly been going downhill; Salary hasn't kept up with industry standard, layoffs have been an annual occurrence, and growth opportunities are becoming even more limited within the company. Instability - both in upper management and in the company's products themselves - has become a serious issue. Both these have combined to dramatically lessen employee morale.

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance (in my team)

Cons

Leadership is bad, stay away!

3.0
Jun 26, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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