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Great Team, Toxic Leadership

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at NetApp for 6 years
February 11, 2023
Boulder, Colorado
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

I had an amazing team and an amazing manager. Many smart engineers. The pay was good (too good, I can't match it easily).

Cons

Quarterly reorgs. Most didn't affect the workers directly, but multiple layoffs have happened in the past several years. Projects were canned.

The leadership doesn't seem to understand the market and shifts too often, wasting valuable resources.

Certain genders and races are less likely to get promotions. It's heavily biased.

CEO and leadership has no business talking politics and officially espousing political viewpoints. The CEO has a way of demoralizing the company with every speech he makes. No matter how good a quarter or a year was, it wasn't good enough.

Diversity has a way of overlooking the best; the distribution of employees is skewed relative to the local population. The quality team was mostly laid off; quality is built into products, not tested in.

Advice to Management

Let go of upper managers who take millions in bonuses.

That money could instead be used to develop products and services which serve the company better in the long run.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
2.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
1.0

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