My manager never told me what I was eligible for in regard to thrive. He also didn’t have a 1 on 1 with me to describe if my performance warranted an increase. Is this the norm? Anyone know what they’re receiving in comp this year? — read more 

New CPO is another Microsoft ex-pat. So basically, you got rid of Harv (Microsoft ex-pat) and replaced him with another Microsoft ex-pat. Keep them coming!!

We’re relieved this incoherent and new reorg every month leach has finally decided to leave us. Good luck, Zscaler employee

Who here is no longer scared of layoffs? How many are hoping for severance to walk away from here? That was such a rare occurrence just a few years ago, but now, it seems everybody I talk to thinks this way.

Ten years of experience for bellow-industry-standard pay. Meanwhile, our actual “rockstar” hires need hand-holding through basic tasks. Either lower the expectations or raise the salary, because right now, we’re just cycling through disappointed... — read more 

Another csuite body from outside our company. Why don't we hire within???

Revenue has hovered around $6B with GK as CEO for the past decade (-/+ ~$1B) and yet some of you fools are writing "best ceo" in the comments. Gagging at the sychophants blowing smoke up GK and CC's butts over how they're great leaders at All... — read more 

Why would anybody stick around when we're not learning, advancing, or being challenged anymore?

I spoke with my manager offline and he told me that there will be a lay off after thrive has ended. He said performance would be the deciding factor. Has anyone else heard the same?

We're all "one big team" when there's a crisis deadline, but suddenly it's "just business" when raises come up. The motivational speeches about loyalty would be funny if they weren't so tragically ironic. They should instead be honest and just say... — read more 

How about hiring Abhi Talwalkar in an Executive role? Abhi was LSI's CEO and was instrumental in selling the company to Avago.

They aim to become a $10B company, yet project only $1.4–$1.6B for Q1. Well… good luck with that.

You all complain but they’re making millions and you’re making posts. Who cares if Harv is out. The replacement will either be better or worse. It’s out of our control!

First line manager does rating and RSU allocation -> senior management makes changes unilaterally after the fact based on who they like or where they came from without consulting the first line. Layoffs are done the same way. First line manager... — read more 

Everyone leaving at the top. What would George do or What did George do

Your rating and review are irrelevant. NetApp is a company where senior management is only focused on their RSUs and the stock price. Middle management is littered with boot lickers promoted into positions based on either their tenure, pay range or... — read more 

Now that layoffs are done and the dust has settled, I'm feeling a lot better about my role and team. I've been very productive and I have been focusing on my book of business. I was very scatterbrained during the layoff buildup but not anymore... — read more 

Laid off in one of the rounds last summer after one of the new VPs decided I wasn't contributing enough to her empire. Email to my personal inbox today asking for me to sign off on a patent application for what I was working on at the end (guess it... — read more 

How's work going for those who lost teammates in the last round? Are you already having to do their work? Is there any talk of getting you help or reducing the workload? Or is it just assumed that you'll be doing it from now on and that's it, no... — read more 

These days, good luck finding anyone with options who’s willing to stick around. The only new faces are either straight out of school or couldn’t land a job anywhere else. It’s crazy how much things have tanked. What a waste of what used to be a... — read more 

Is it a guarantee that anyone labeled underperforming will be fired?

It seems GK and Selfie King are doubling down on this DEIB nonsense by renaming it to Thrive Belonging and re-titling the Diversity officer to become the Chief Belonging Officer. I am sure this person gets paid at least 7 figures a year when you... — read more 

Mr. guy with funny hat (Pure's CEO) and Nutanix CEO have formed a partnership, what is NetApp doing? WWGD? Do we need to bring back Henri Richard and his Ducati?

New layoff round announced on May 30.

Everyone on my team is acting like it’s the end of the world, and I’m just over here doing fine. I haven’t even been here long enough to get severance, and I’m still not panicking. It’s a job, not your identity. If it ends, you move on. Most folks... — read more 

Isn't it fascinating how we keep losing actual contributors while certain managers remain untouched? The ones who magically appear just long enough to criticize everything before vanishing back into their hidey-holes. What exactly do they do all day?... — read more 

Are we certain there'll be no layoffs? I know I'm probably worrying over nothing, but I can't help it.

I was lucky to land among genuinely great people just as I’d started to forget that working without backstabbing, tension, and pointless office politics can actually be productive… and, imagine that, even occasionally enjoyable. With all the... — read more 

President Cesar, why no selfies lately? We miss your travels around the world taking selfies like LNY festivities and soon after the Super Bowl in NOLA eating tapas or po-boys!!

Heard that from a manager. You'd think with ~1200 departures already that would be enough. It looks like another 1100 are going to be next. Alle Yockelson would be so proud! (Did she pop out anywhere yet?).

https://investors.mongodb.com/news-releases/news-release-details/mongodb-inc-announces-mike-berry-chief-financial-officer Looks like he had enough time with his family already :)

Wondering how the remaining NetApp employees will respond to the "quiet layoffs". I was there for 10 years and lol at the executive PULSE surveys that are not anonymous. It is so ridiculous, we just let go of the older more expensive folks who know... — read more 

So I am looking for a job and was looking at Cisco right across the street in RTP, NC and was wondering if reqs are going to be open. I figured since expensive people are being let go, I could get a job even though my salary will be low since it is a... — read more 

Ten years. Late nights. Missed birthdays. And none of it meant a thing to them. I broke my back for this company, and for what? To be tossed aside like yesterday's trash. Don't bother working hard. Don't bother being a high performer. In the end, it... — read more 

I've been here 10 years and this is the 4th restructuring we are going through. Sorry GK, it's not the fields fault. In 10 years our annual revenue has never been north of $7B. You keep bringing in our competitors people to change the culture... — read more 

I can't find a single thing about layoffs anywhere. And I've looked, trust me. I can't understand how layoffs became so commonplace - overall or at NetApp, I'm not sure - that it stopped being newsworthy. So many people have lost their livelihoods... — read more 

Working here gets worse by the day. I'm too chickenshit to quit, but if they forced me out, I wouldn't complain.

Asking for a 'friend'

What kind of a company gets rid of most of its senior talent? Do they not give a damn about institutional knowledge?