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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

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      4.5

      Culture & values

      4.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.4

      Compensation and benefits

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Senior management

      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
      May 3, 2013

      Diluted to the point of ineffective

      Territory sales manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Innovative technology Fast Paced one of the leaders in it's space

      Cons

      VMWare was full of great talent and collaboration but they have pushed most of the great talent out of the company. The few great people they have left are underpaid and under appreciated.

      2.0
      Mar 14, 2013

      Hectic and scatterbrained

      Senior marketing manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Freedom to do what you think needs to be done. Still a start-up but with large corporate backing with the large ownership of EMC.

      Cons

      Inability to fix things. Won't invest, more interested in the "duct tape and bubble gum" solution than actually solving a critical problem.

      3.0
      Mar 13, 2013

      Not the company I joined any more ... explosive growth and new Management caused major issues

      Qa manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great Culture - if this is your first job out of school, you will be spolied. Many employees get to go to VMWorld, Beer bashes on Fridays, awesome campus and great culture of continued growth Great Senior Developer - people who not only wrote the book on this stuff but also taught the classes the book was based on and we're part of the teams that did the original work which is covered. Smart people across the board - this can be a shock for many and in some ways it's like being a pro football player - most of these people were the smartest kids in their high school, then went on to be one of the smartest people in a top five school, and when they get to VMWare, they are considered average (or maybe slightly above average) because EVERYONE is so smart. Sexy products and huge brand name - looks awesome on your resume

      Cons

      Founders were forced out and much of their original team (who still had awesome ideas) has cashed out and left. "Must have a 4.0 GPA from a top 5 School" mentality - Many groups want to limit themselves to people like themselves and even in Management there is a lot of bias against some school. Too Much Politics - I was personally threatened by a SVP for providing review feedback on a Development Manager which was unflattering (she had zero compassion for the QA team and wanted them to work 60 hr weeks for more then a month keep the original unrealistic date that she had given). Who is friend is outside of work >= what you do

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