NetApp

Nice people Great pay Good location (in lovely CA, and also right off of the VTA light rail) Good benefits (for interns, really nice free housing; also, a great gym) Some parts of company culture Emphasizes work-life balance

Seemed very corporate. Work not overly interesting. People didn't really seem passionate about working there; it was just a job. Slow debugging and release cycles. NetApp seemed more interested in hyping up their company culture than in actually having one. Sure, there were parts of NetApp that were cool, like the beer bashes, but for the most part, I didn't find that I really bonded with my coworkers or that the company as a whole had much of a culture.

I feel like this company would be an awesome place to work if I had a family and children that I wanted to be able to spend time with. However, as a nerdy workaholic in my low 20's, I want to find some work that I can be truly passionate about. I want to want to spend all my time working, or with people from work. NetApp is a great company, but it's just not for me at this stage in my life.

This probably sounds prissy, but many other companies in the Bay Area provide free food for their employees.

I often found that if NetApp had been providing dinner – either free or at a cost – I would have stayed at work longer or had better motivation during the late afternoon.

I think it might be something to consider.