NetApp Diversity and Inclusion FAQ

Pros

Legacy products but well position with cloud portfolio of products with combined strong data center position. Good attempts at improving the culture, diversity and inclusion. Building a broader portfolio of software products and well aligned with all 3 hyperscalers.

Cons

Leadership is lackluster and sets up groups to compete No career prospects for anyone not out of a Microsoft background Very high turnover in most areas so teams are often understaffed

Advice to Management

If you want people to take chances, reward them. Stop just hiring people from previous companies of the leaders. If you want diversity and new ideas, support a mix of internal promotion and external hire for talent, not loyalty.

Pros

Good 401k matching, decent healthcare (if limited options outside the Bay Area), great stock performance (for now), and mostly good solutions/products and position in the market. Separate pay/time off for illness, so you don't have to use PTO when you aren't feeling well.

Cons

Horrible work life balance, with managers who say "are you able to work evenings/weekends," and pass down many last-minute requests due to teams having very little operational discipline. Vacation isn't very generous especially when you consider that the company has TWO mandatory shut down weeks (July and December) during which employees MUST use their PTO or take the time unpaid. Managers lack experience and are unable to provide clear prioritization in the face of limited resources. The finance org and our CFO has tightened down hiring and spending and has generally become very stingy, creating an environment where you are expected to grow significantly without the corresponding investment. The President is out of touch and has a tendency to increase sales goals every quarter, whether the sales models and market analysis support those new goals or not. There is a lot of talk about values such as "act like an owner" and "build belonging" which sound really good but aren't lived out. There is a lot of passive aggressive "throwing stuff over the wall" and "not my job" attitudes, plus we continue to lose female and minority leaders who get passed over for positions of REAL responsibility. The company created an internal career tool that is supposed to help employees grow their careers and find opportunities internally, but most managers do not use the tool when hiring team members. Whoopsie!