WALTHAM, Massachusetts-June 28,
2012-NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced that it was
named the 2012 #25 Best Place to Work in Massachusetts by the
Boston Business Journal in the category of Midsized Companies. This
marks the second consecutive year that NetApp has ranked in the top
25, after earning the #14 spot in 2011. NetApp is honored to
receive this recognition because it provides further validation
that NetApp's customers, partners, and employees are inspired by a
company with a strong set of values at the core of its culture.
The "Best Places to Work in Massachusetts"
list honors companies that have created a positive work environment
that attracts and retains employees; employees respond to a survey
in the areas of employee satisfaction, work environment, and
company culture. NetApp's commitment to pushing the boundaries of
what's possible for customers, partners, and employees puts NetApp
employees at the heart of its unique company culture. With a
diverse workforce that continually collaborates to redefine how to
improve customer business success, NetApp has established a
reputation for product leadership, innovation, and commitment to
customer success.
NetApp Culture Empowers Great
Results
- NetApp was selected from a list of over 400 companies that
qualified for consideration based on a two-stage nomination process
and the results of employee-satisfaction surveys.
- Companies featured on the Boston Business Journal's
"Best Places to Work in Massachusetts 2012" list were evaluated on
the results of more than 18,000 employee-satisfaction surveys.
Employees answered questions about their pride in the company,
company encouragement, support and recognition of achievement, and
relationships with coworkers and supervisors, among others.
- This ranking in Massachusetts follows NetApp's #6 ranking in
the United States on FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best
Companies to Work For" list for 2012 and its #3 ranking on the
"World's Best Multinational Workplaces" list by the Great Place to
Work Institute.
- Global recognition as a best place to work positions NetApp as
a desirable employer around the world, and therefore NetApp is able
to attract and retain the best people to deliver on our promise to
our customers. NetApp now ranks among the top 10 best places to
work in 18 different regions around the globe, including:
- Austria: #1
- Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: #1
- Japan: #2
- France: #2
- Germany: #2
- United Kingdom: #5
- Switzerland: #1
- Australia: #3
- Canada: #3
- Minnesota: #4
- Chicago: #4
- Washington, D.C.: #5
- Pennsylvania: #5
- New York: #6
- Europe: #6
- Netherlands: #8
- India: #10
- The NetApp facility in Waltham, Massachusetts, first opened in
2000 and is a technology center focused on research and development
and sales.
Supporting Quote
- Maria Maggio, senior director of Engineering,
NetApp
"Being selected by the Boston Business Journal as one of
the best places to work in Massachusetts is an exciting validation
of our belief that inspired employees do the extraordinary, and the
team here in Waltham is a great example of that. We've worked hard
to build a culture that fully encompasses trust, integrity,
adaptability, and teamwork. As a result, we have found that
customers and partners enjoy doing business with a company whose
employees are dedicated to overall business success."
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Additional Resources
About the Boston Business
Journal
The Boston Business Journal is Greater Boston's leading
source of business news, information and events, reaching readers
through the weekly print publication, the website bostonbusinessjournal.com
and e-mail products. The BBJ also prints the annual Book of Lists -
the region's top resource for business decision-makers seeking
information about potential clients, suppliers and partners.
The Boston Business Journal is published by American City
Business Journals, the nation's largest publisher of metropolitan
business news.
About NetApp
NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions
that deliver outstanding cost efficiency and accelerate business
breakthroughs. Our commitment to living our core values and
consistently being recognized as a great place to work around the
world are fundamental to our long-term growth and success, as well
as the success of our pathway partners and customers. Discover our
passion for helping companies around the world go further, faster
at www.netapp.com.
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