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4.3
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VMware Chief Executive Officer  Raghu Raghuram
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Pros
  • "The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous.(in 870 reviews)
  • "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance.(in 771 reviews)
  • "Great culture and values.(in 695 reviews)
  • "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings(in 642 reviews)
  • "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone.(in 329 reviews)
Cons
  • "This alone tells you how bad management is and how stressful it is to work for this company.(in 379 reviews)
  • "Some managers have been in the role too long and wont move as they wouldn't survive elsewhere.(in 227 reviews)
  • "Annual layoffs at the beginning of each year leave you uneasy wondering if you will have a job.(in 121 reviews)
  • "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy(in 64 reviews)
  • "Mediocre middle management.(in 56 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee
    Featured Review

    Good

    May 12, 2023 - Senior Member of Technical Staff in Bengaluru
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good to be part of vmware

    Cons

    There is no cons so far

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  2. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Talent Acquisition

    Jun 5, 2023 - Talent Acquisition in Egypt, ID
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The work environment is great and supportive. The work experience qualifies me for a more senior level in the future

    Cons

    Top management should be more inclusive to employees working in different locations

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  4. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Bad Leadership

    May 2, 2023 - Senior Financial Analyst in Palo Alto, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great Benefits Great work-life balance Low-pressure job

    Cons

    Leadership was more focused on building out their organization than supporting their employees or the business. The only time I met with a member of senior leadership, I got a 25-minute speech about where they went to business school and their jobs before coming to VMware. The only work you really do is financial planning - I got in trouble for 'overstepping' when I did additional work that my VP/SVP business partners asked for help on. Finance is very siloed and takes very little responsibility for the success of the business. I think for VMW and the business units to be successful the finance team needs to be a true partner and help their businesses succeed. Anyone who came as part of an acquisition had no career advancement opportunity. It was only if you had an MBA and were a buddy of management that you were given good opportunities.

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  5. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    Best Place Ever!

    May 23, 2023 - Senior Manager, IT in Atlanta, GA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great base pay and an amazing bonus -- which usually pays over the expected percentage. The benefits are amazing as well between the PTO, Sick Time, Ma/Paternity leave, TAB days (if you know, you know), Wellbeing Allowance, Equity sharing, and annual pay increases. These are a few of the bigger ones. Work life balance couldn't be better as 100% remote is also an option. The actual work never seems to stop either plus with tech changing so much, there's always challenging and meaningful work to do.

    Cons

    Constant restructuring causes some panic among engineers and managers. There's always an uneasy feeling about longevity.

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  6. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    Excellent environment

    May 25, 2023 - Technical Product Manager in Denver, CO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Real professional development Location flexibility (fully remote to fully in-office, with few caveats) Nearly limitless opportunities for finding a new role within the company Excellent benefits (health, vision, dental, employee discounts on wide array of goods/services) Big focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI, pro/con depends on personal preference)

    Cons

    Similar stresses as normal Tech companies as far as goals and deadlines (not necessarily a con, should be expected) Some uncertainty currently due to Broadcom acquisition (to be resolved in 2023) Big focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI, pro/con depends on personal preference)

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  7. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    EPIC

    Jun 2, 2023 - Workforce Planning Manager in Palo Alto, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Community, Culture, Flexible Work Options, Bonus, 401k matching, Insurance, and PA Campus is beautiful!

    Cons

    RSU's are really saved for Director Level + and Engineers.

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  8. 3.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    More politics less quality, talent leaving company

    Jun 1, 2023 - Sr. Software Engineer in Palo Alto, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    good technology, learning curve, management is well behaved, professional.

    Cons

    tolerates bullies and ethics is only name sake. Lot of good talent left company ever since acquisition news and hence anything is tolerated in the company

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  9. 2.0
    Current Employee

    Great if you're VP or Above

    May 24, 2023 - Anonymous Employee in Palo Alto, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    There are a small subset of colleagues that are sharp and do what it takes to meet stretch goals. And have a ton of integrity. Hopefully these folks will be retained and will love the BC culture.

    Cons

    Leadership doesn't walk the talk, they're not seen as authentic or inspiring, and that trickles down. TONS of redundancy and wasted rounds of work as folks try to demonstrate relevance in anticipation of the likely acquisition.

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  10. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Great company, bad management

    Mar 17, 2023 - Customer Sales and Service Agent 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Working hours, weekends free, competitions, prizes, self-development.

    Cons

    Bad management, if you are hired as a contractor your salary will be the bare minimum doing the same or even More than other people working for the company itself. And you will have NO benefits at all. (No insurance, no epic days, no sick days, less salary...) If you have any difference/problem/opinion with a superior you will be fired or demoted at any chance instead to get a solution. Be ready to do "your colleagues work" because they use to be "sick or ooto" quite often. The training is one of the worst I ever had, 'reading the internal guidelines' and that is all.

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  11. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Great company but lots of uncertainties

    Jun 2, 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    A lot of talented folks at VMware. Definitely lots of room to learn and grow.

    Cons

    With Broadcom deal glooming, uncertainties are high.

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VMware has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 10,610 reviews left anonymously by employees. 86% of employees would recommend working at VMware to a friend and 63% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, VMware employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at VMware. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

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, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

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