NetApp views its culture as a competitive advantage. The leadership team leads by articulating and demonstrating their shared vision, values, and goals. Being an organization built on the heritage of innovation, it lays great emphasis on its people. The empowered work environment and the right support system with open communication are qualities that make NetApp a great workplace. Says, Manjunath S.R, Senior HR Director, NetApp, “As a company, we spend a significant amount of time on employee development and in understanding their career aspirations to help them learn and grow in our environment. All of this leads to greater employee satisfaction, greater contributions and employee retention.”

At NetApp, synergy is achieved through the skills and ideas of all employees. The key ingredient is to provide a lot of flexibility at work. This flexibility along with accountability propels people to constantly innovate. The company believes in channelizing individual effort into high-performing teams and preparing them for bigger roles and challenges. It is dedicated to attracting and retaining performance-oriented employees who thrive on taking up challenging work in a supportive environment that recognizes and rewards their achievements and contributions. The employee-centric approach ensures continuous satisfaction and a sense of pride on the employee’s part. The focus is on ensuring employee productivity and work-life balance which they strive to achieve through mechanisms such as ‘work-from-home’ practice, flexible working hours, and ease in movement across geographies.

NetApp employees value the strong corporate culture, open communication, competitive salaries, unique benefits, and down-to-earth management style. It is NetApp’s commitment towards its values that has repeatedly earned it a top spot on Fortune magazine’s list of the ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ in the United States, and top spot on ‘Best Companies to Work For’ lists in locations around the world.