VMware reviews

Working on an acquired product is painful. The team is currently unmotivated and has no morale, due to many factors. One huge one is VMware really didn't pay attention to the product until things got really bad and they had to step in. I don't know if it's the same working on one of the actual "flagship" products vs. a product from an acquisition. I am not an engineer but I have managers who just don't know how to manage non-engineers. If you're a designer, be very cautious of this place. When it comes to understanding of design, it's extremely painful having both PMs and engineers who have never worked with designers. And as for career growth, I actually don't see any here. Also, nepotism was a huge issue in our office! People with 1-2 years experience were put in senior positions simply because they were friends with the hiring manager. It's definitely been a messy acquisition.

In the years that I have been here, there has never been any clear and consistent direction of our executive leadership for their employees. I believe that VMware is a cutting edge R&D company but does not have a strong record on execution. Our accounts are constantly in a shuffle and internal processes are poorly designed.