Is VMware a good company to work for?

VMware has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 12,013 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) .

Does VMware pay their employees well?

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.

How satisfied are employees working at VMware?

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.

What are the top reviewed jobs at VMware?

Member Of Technical Staff (460) , Technical Support Engineer (327) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (246) , 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)

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

"The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 989 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 927 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 756 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 403 reviews)); "Work culture is good..you will learn lot of things here if you put your own effort" ((in 384 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and HR which is not helpful" ((in 416 reviews)); "I had a very Bad manager" ((in 241 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs at regular intervals" ((in 142 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Middle management is incompetent, and multiple layers slow down or stop anything which requires an approval" ((in 58 reviews))

What are employees saying about VMware layoffs in 2026?

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.

What VMware locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Arlington , Santa Clara , Miami , Los Angeles , Saint Louis , Irvine , Pittsburgh , Indianapolis , Philadelphia , Raleigh

VMware reviews

4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(10,838 total reviews)

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

4.0

Jun 12, 2008

VMware is awesome

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

the perks are great; there is lots of room for growth as vmware still operates like a startup. if you are process driven, this is not the place for you. lots of room for process growth. overall, it is a solid company which meets its numbers quarter after quarter. you dont have to worry about instability. the bonus payouts are solid and consistant. management is very supportive and the ability for higher education through vmware or externally is awesome. well worth it to have this company on your resume. i would recommend vmware to any of my friends and family.

Cons

still operates like a startup. could be frustrating to those who are very process heavy.

5.0

Jun 11, 2008

Awesome place to work, though perks are lacking.

Member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love what I do. I love to code and I get to work on kick-ass products.

Cons

Not as great as Microsoft in terms of healthcare and benefits. Not as great as Google in terms of food/snacks and other workplace perks. VMware used to have lots of great snacks, goodies, and drinks in the break rooms, but we've succumbed to the "organic" food dogma. Now break rooms are filled with a bunch of inedible stale crap. We used to get free lunches --only on wednesdays-- but now that got cut because we're trying to cut costs. If the work I did wasn't so rewarding, these little things just might drive me towards being an unhappy, unappreciated employee.

5.0

Jun 11, 2008

Review by QA Engineer

Qa engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely challenging work culture where you can implement everything you learn at school. The work culture is very relaxed. The management is competent and knows about the technicalities. There are lot of free food at work which probably only google can beat. The company stocks are doing great which makes it really attractive to work for. They have loads of other benefits which do not get highlighted like the management do not worry about petty things. They do their best to make sure you are comfortable at work. Whatever an employee needs they can get it with the least amount of hassle.

Cons

Starting salary a bit low.

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