As featured today in Fortune Magazine, NetApp was announced to be the #1 Best Company to Work for in 2009.  This is not surprising, their work ethics and benefits speak for themselves – all the employees I’ve ever talked with are always upbeat and extremely happy doing what their doing.  Congratulations to NetApp!

Rank: 1 (Previous rank: 14)</p>

What makes it so great?

Employee enthusiasm for the legendary egalitarian culture helped catapult NetApp to No. 1 after six years on our list.Typical of its down-to-earth management ethos, NetApp early on ditched a travel policy a dozen ­pages long in favor of this maxim: “We are a frugal company. But don’t show up dog-tired to save a few bucks. Use your common sense.” Rather than business plans, many units write “future histories,” imagining where their business will be a year or two out.</p>

And the benefits are tops: five paid days for volunteer work, $11,390 adoption aid, and autism coverage — used by 43 employees since 2006 at a cost of $242,452. The company has gained market share during the slump, hasn’t had layoffs, and has more than $2 billion in cash on hand to help it ride out the global financial crisis.

Headquarters: 495 East Java Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

2007 revenue ($ millions): 3,303

Website: www.netapp.com

Read the full statistics on Fortune Magazine’s Website.