NetApp

Good benefits such as health, vision, and dental, but these are being chiseled away.

Great stock purchase plan; a two-year price fix can make the plan very lucrative.

Nice facilities, including several decent cafeterias. The gym has towel service and classes such as spin and yoga, etc.

The company is well-positioned to succeed in the marketplace if it can deliver.

Forced distribution will eventually mark you as "needs to improve". Ranking is sort of like playing in a recreational league where you self-referee. The level of play is always one or two levels above the level of officiating (i.e., management).

It's not possible to do a good job because there is too much to do and nobody wants to hear it. If you raise concerns about not having enough time or resources, management will keep leaning on you until you change your answer.

Listen to your engineers rather than forcing them to give you the answer you want.

Better 1st and 2nd level managers.