NetApp

NetApp is in a unique position of being successful and established enough to have cash on hand, excellent revenue growth, great products, and satisfied customers, while at the same time being young and dynamic, with excellent company growth potential.

Overall, the benefits are very good. Compensation is better than market, and if you do your job well, it is possible to be rewarded and grow.

Depending on the organization or manager you work for, sometimes work/life balance is out of whack. The various business units and functions have high expectations and are very demanding, to the point of sometimes being unrealistic. This can lead to wasted time and energy, and burn people out.

There is an overemphasis on the importance of delivering new projects, and not enough focus on improving the quality of the tools and solutions already (partially) implemented.

In some pockets, you will also hear concerns about lack of career growth potential and proper concern for training and development.

Look deeper into the effects of decisions about changing functional priorities and strategies, and see how they affect people and teams.

Make career development and growth a truly universal corporate goal and value.

Make sure managers and directors are continually challenged to get better at managing people and careers, and not just delivering projects and initiatives.