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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

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
2.0
Aug 27, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

In the past and at this time VMware is the dominant server virtualization vendor. It's trying hard to become a leader in desktop virtualization and other areas (like email messaging systems and Java development).

Cons

Professional service management has no clue about what's going on because they're buried deep in legacy spreadsheet reporting systems trying to figure out how the business is doing. Professional services management over utilizes professional services consultants and then wonders why their skill sets lack depth. Americas consulting leadership is hell bent on delivering the best possible margins while nickle and diming field consultants and TAMs on simple things like meals when traveling. Our customers are tired of semi-skilled consultants showing up with a template for their outrageously expensive professional services consulting engagements.

2.0
May 24, 2010

Look for Another Opportunity

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Laid-back culture, breakfast on Friday, ability to take time off, flip-flops are okay!

Cons

The HR process are lacking, and the ones in place are broken. Most of the senior level HR Business Partners and managers need to be replaced. No one works towards a team goal, or provides a team effort. You have to watch your back, and be sure to keep a personal record of all of your work and "kudos" received.

3.0
May 1, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some very good people, good environment.

Cons

No sense of Project Leadership and accountability. It's everyone or no one. All "leadership" at every project meeting. Project moves forward in stops and starts. Execution not by design. Project Leaders have no stake in the project. Culture is addicted to fire fighting and being in a stake of "emergency". Lots of burnout.

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