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4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(10,832 total reviews)
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Raghu Raghuram

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

VMware has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 10,832 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The VMware employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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11K reviews
3.0
Jul 30, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great product with great direction. Some very smart people that care about the company, their coworkers and their performance. Good to great facilities depending on location. Very competitive compensation packages.

Cons

Management that uses "The Prince" as an operations manual. Utter lack of promotions. Rolling layoffs with no end in sight. Morale is nearly as low as it can get. Hiring chiefs while firing workers. Nepotism.

1.0
Jul 9, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Solid products Happy customers A great base to build from

Cons

Low standards Two very different cultures Unhappy and unmotivated employees

3.0
May 12, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting technologies to work with Industry leadership - cutting edge Smart engineers Flexible work schedule Good options if you started pre-IPO Company provides snacks & drinks, bagels on Wednesday, beer on Fridays

Cons

Highly political, bureaucratic organization separated into fiefdoms Professional goals of the employee are usually ignored Top-down management - i.e. big picture is often hidden from view, as a means to control who provides input. Knowledge sharing between groups and even between team members is non-existent Culture is not collaborative enough - everyone is an island unto themselves Does not function as meritocracy - opportunities for advancement carefully controlled & divided out to a select few whether they deserve them or not. Some engineers can be a bit arrogant.

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