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      4.4

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (10,838 total reviews)
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      Raghu Raghuram

      78% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      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 10,838 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
      5.0
      Jun 17, 2008

      Good place to work, especially if you live in the Bay area.

      Senior systems engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Excellent technology, great culture. Management is great at letting you have a family life and other priorities. Because they are such a virtual culture, commutes are non-existent and face time in the office doesn't matter.

      Cons

      They still think they are a startup, and so there are a lot of back end systems and processes that are broken or constantly changing. Also, they focus on their engineers and employees in Palo Alto at headquarters, not so much on field based employees.

      5.0
      Jun 17, 2008

      VMware is a great place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great technology - virtualization benefits anyone who uses a computer which is pretty much everyone in the world. Virtualization is all about reducing cost and energy and who wouldn't want that! Great culture - we work hard and we play hard. It's always tough balancing your work and life but if you have the support from management and they respect that you do have a life outside of work, then it just makes a bit easier to juggle both. Smart people - I've met some of the smartest people here at VMware and being around such smart people makes your job so much easier!

      Cons

      Company is growing at a very fast pace and the necessary support infrastructure is still in the catch up phase.

      4.0
      Jun 16, 2008

      Competitive atmosphere, you'll go as far as your skills and ambition will allow. No free rides or automatic promotions.

      Senior systems engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Stock options are not overly generous, but the company is public and they do tend to pay off, mostly. Products sell themselves. Collegial atmosphere. Freedom to experiment, make mistakes. I've seen talented people go from individual contributor to Senior director and even VP. You may hire in at a particular level, but promotions are not automatic or guaranteed. This leads to quality in management.

      Cons

      Career paths not clearly defined. Due to lack of automatic promotion, career paths have been put on paper, but no one is guaranteed anything. If you are not interested in being a shareholder, there are other places you should probably look for a job. Few frills. Fluid management structure. Since the company is public, it is possible that a particular persons stock options will not be immediately valuable due to market fluctuations. Management is frugal in spending, so don't expect lots of trips to Europe in first class at top rated hotels for junkets.

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