NetApp reviews about "manager"

Layoffs Internal politics Lil biased env Preferring specific employees

- You may have your role changed underneath you with no input allowed. Simply told, "Next week you will be working under X person on Y project." - Pay is middling at best - If you fail to meet 3 days/week in-office expectations they will deny raises, bonus, and equity grants - Performance reviews occur in March, comp adjustment isn't shared until May, and payments aren't made until mid-July. - I have worked here for 15 months and have yet to see a *yearly* bonus. - Leadership - "Rules for thee but not for me", a teammate had their 2 week honeymoon scheduled since the Fall questioned by new manager due to team deliverables, followed by the new manager taking 6 weeks off so far in 2026. - Communication and response times are bad to non-existent on documents. Design documents regularly go unreviewed until implementation is complete and pushing to production is gated on approved design docs. - All decisions are top-down. Even if a data backed proposal is made by an IC, it will be prioritized under an offhand request from a VP. The person who is right in a room is almost always the highest level male. - Direct quote from Director, "It is not your job to hold me accountable. Only I hold you accountable." - You are a cog. An "Engineering Resource". Nothing more. - It is more common to be referred to as engineering resources than as engineers or by name when management discusses projects between themselves. - Tribal knowledge: A lot of information about how NetApp systems operate only exists in the heads of long tenured engineers, it is rarely documented and documents are rarely kept up to date. -General lack of engineering rigour - Code reviews regularly drag on for 2 weeks - Design documents are rarely reviewed by PM/eng-leads/management - Blockers caused by someone bringing down an internal service are common. - Feature release requires 5 different types of tests, but only 1 type is run continuously after the feature is delivered, the rest sit unused as soon as code reaches production. - Syncronous global culture: Rather than communicating during each person's working hours, NetApp regularly schedules meetings for 9:00pm+ so that communication can be done face to face (doesn't generate written information that can be used later)

Work-life balance can be challenging in some teams, as it largely depends on your manager and senior management. At times, there’s also a chance of experiencing burnout.

Some leaders need experience Proper account manager for such an important account

The work culture is highly disappointing. There is little to no work-life balance, and employees are often expected to work long hours without adequate recognition. Unfortunately, credit for good work frequently goes to those who are closer to management rather than the people who actually deliver results. There is a significant amount of office politics, and genuine contributions are often overlooked. Instead of appreciating performance, management appears to judge employees based on how they speak or the questions they ask, which discourages open communication and learning. The management lacks professionalism in many situations. Managers often speak to employees disrespectfully during status update calls, sometimes scolding them publicly as if they were students. This creates a stressful and demotivating work environment. If you value a healthy work-life balance, respectful leadership, and recognition for your efforts, you should think carefully before joining. A higher salary may not be worth the impact on your peace of mind and overall well-being.

Work culture can be a bit difficult at times depending on team and manager.

Managers are crap No Job security No work life balance People stay there for years And based to the longtermers Managers are worst people who staying at Netapp for long ruin your term at Netapp very insecure people at Netapp

The products are falling behind competitor, especially compared to Pure. Leadership is horrendously bad and getting worse. They hire their friends and clear out old employees, literally blaming leadership failings on "needing to get the right people in".

Bad manager and no support.