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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
Aug 7, 2008

It's not all fun and games

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working with very smart people is an absolute pleasure. Things move at a quick pace and results are achieved quickly when all the resources are within your control.

Cons

Extremely nerdy culture - even at a Senior Management level - you are expected to be extremely technical. Misalignment amongst the exec team - the exec team runs their respective functions like general managers, with little communication at the next levels. Outwardly a polite culture, but had started to become very politically charged after 2004 - post EMC aquisition mainly due to the growth - folks started to mark out their territories, and were extremely protective of their space and teams. Some of the collaborative culture went away as a result.

1.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Coolest technology I've ever worked with. Some very smart people. Very successful company. Relatively pleasant social environment. Well development test methodology/framework. Great resume builder. Easy to find people to go out to lunch with and have a great conversation.

Cons

Bloated bureaucracy. Arrogant middle management and senior engineers. Lack of career growth opportunities for QA engineers (absolutely no chance of switching from QA to Dev., no matter how competent). Protracted and stifling SW development process. Antagonistic relationship between QA and Dev. Poorly managed growth from EMC buyout onwards. Group-think.

2.0
Mar 20, 2025

still ok

Recommend
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Pros

pay is still pretty decent but culture has gone down

Cons

we have lost a lot of good talent

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