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* Posted anonymously by VMware employees (updated Nov 6, 2009)

VMware President, CEO, and Director Paul Maritz

Paul Maritz

President, CEO, and Director

48% Approve

“Neutral”

3.3
1 - 10 of 209 VMware Reviews
  • Nov 6, 2009

    1.0

    VMware Marketing Manager:   (Current Employee)

    Pros

    There is talent in the company
    Customers love VMware, product almost sells itself

    Cons

    New Sales and Marketing leadership belong to the "big boys" school of management
    You work endless hours
    Internal systems and tools are horrific
    They can't figure out what type of sales organization they want to have

    Advice to Senior Management

    Get rid of the majority of your VPs and hierarchy -- managing too much by committee
    Your internal systems and processes are the worst, and you keep getting a bunch of bogus reports that everything is working when it is absolutely note

  • Technical Support Engineer in Palo Alto, CA:

    “Heartless Bastards”

    Nov 4, 2009

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  • Manager:

    “Great opportunities as company and on tech level. Should allign processes better to avoid chaos and eventual crash.”

    Nov 4, 2009

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  • Anonymous in Boston, MA:

    “Vmware, great technology, great staff, poor middle management”

    Nov 4, 2009

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  • Anonymous:

    “Great company, poor senior management”

    Oct 28, 2009

    1 found helpful

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  • Anonymous in Palo Alto, CA:

    “Products are great , environment is sad”

    Oct 16, 2009

    3 found helpful | 1 comment

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  • Anonymous in Palo Alto, CA:

    “Products - GREAT! Environment? Toxic”

    Oct 15, 2009

    3 found helpful

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  • Anonymous:

    “Great company, great people, still immature”

    Nov 4, 2009

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  • Member of Technical Staff in Palo Alto, CA:

    “Still Innovative”

    Nov 3, 2009

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  • Anonymous in Palo Alto, CA:

    “Products & Technology is great but the company is dysfunctional”

    Oct 21, 2009

    1 found helpful

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HQ
Palo Alto, CA
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