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4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(10,830 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 10,830 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
Jun 11, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Great products that work as advertised -Excellent industry reputation: for those who've never experienced it, it's great to work for a company that everyone wants to hear from -Excellent pay / benefits / vacation. -Good work/life balance. Excellent offices if you're near one -Very intelligence people with respect to individual contributors and first line managers.

Cons

-The job as you've been hired is what you get: little opportunity for mobility within the company or promotions. - High growth means the typical "growing pains" - Processes haven't yet caught up with the size of company -Too much focus on management products with not enough focus on profitable core products. -Middle management is incompetent, and multiple layers slow down or stop anything which requires an approval -Poor communication to employees. -Little rewards for a job well done. Furthermore, no accountability for mistakes or missteps.

2.0
Apr 28, 2010

Could be a great company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great products, enthusiastic and loyal customer base, great brand recognition. Paul Maritz is a great leader and is the right person to take the company forward.

Cons

no career advancement. New senior management (VP layer) is very poor - lack of experience and no respect for past years and what their teams have achieved. very very political in marketing. Promotions only for those in the "in" crowd.

2.0
Mar 29, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very competitive compensation. Good though declining benefits. In the right team it is a great place to work. Some managers have good technical expertise.

Cons

Lack of management technical skill as you go up the management chain (rapidly). "Management By Objective" rewards quantity, not quality. Little or no reward for highly technical innovation. Lots of politics, buddy system. No concept of customer satisfaction. It's all about those "MBO" check marks.

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