Question 1

Is VMware a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

VMware has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 12,008 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 86% of employees would recommend working at VMware to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about VMware have been left by employees working as Intern, Commercial Account Manager and Technical Account Manager (TAM).

Question 2

Does VMware pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, VMware employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at VMware. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at VMware?

Accepted Answer

86% of VMware employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated VMware 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at VMware?

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Member Of Technical Staff (458), Technical Support Engineer (327), Senior Member of Technical Staff (245), Software Engineer (215), Staff Engineer (205), Business Analyst (147), Senior Manager (136), Account Executive (132), Director (130), Senior Software Engineer (128), Manager (106), Intern (102), Sales (94), Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (92), Account Manager (88)

Question 5

What are the pros of working at VMware according to real employee reviews?

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"The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 978 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 942 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 761 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 423 reviews)); "Work culture is good..you will learn lot of things here if you put your own effort" ((in 381 reviews))

Question 6

What are the cons of working at VMware according to real employee reviews?

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"I had a very Bad manager" ((in 243 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 138 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 71 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 61 reviews)); "Senior management has basically ignored the last 50 years or so of management best practices." ((in 49 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about VMware layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about VMware layoffs and their outlook for job security at VMware in 2026.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed VMware locations?

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Palo Alto, Atlanta, Austin, Boston, New York, Broomfield, San Francisco, San Jose, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, Washington, Reston, Los Angeles, Bellevue, Seattle, Cambridge, Raleigh, Miami, Colorado Springs, Tampa, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Houston, Mountain View, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Nashville, Sunnyvale

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