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    VMware Reviews

    Updated June 20, 2018
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    1. "Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
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      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Great culture and friendly management

      Cons

      nothing to be worried about

    2. "Member of Technical Staff 2"

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      Current Employee - Member of Technical Staff II in Palo Alto, CA
      Current Employee - Member of Technical Staff II in Palo Alto, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at VMware full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great Opportunity learn. Awesome mentors.

      Cons

      Is located in Palo Alto, which is an expensive place to live in.

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    3. "Great company to work for."

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      Current Employee - Staff Systems Engineer in Washington, DC
      Current Employee - Staff Systems Engineer in Washington, DC
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      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at VMware full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Feel like they truly care about me and my family. Great benefits. Plenty of opportunity to move around. It’s been a pleasure working here since day one.

      Cons

      Spread out teams. Very hard to maintain closeness and camaraderie with other coworkers.

    4. "Engineering manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
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      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at VMware full-time

      Pros

      - decent company
      - good base pay
      - very good working culture in general

      Cons

      - RSU lacks behind
      - sometimes management seems not knowing what they need to do

    5. "Depends on department and team"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Palo Alto, CA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Palo Alto, CA

      I worked at VMware full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      cool campus and nice cafeteria

      Cons

      Micro-managing; a bit archaic in the managements mindset and style of business

      Advice to Management

      Ask your employees more questions about what is needed to retain them

    6. "Awesome"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at VMware full-time

      Pros

      Great work life balance, flexible schedule, interesting projects, caring and compassionate management, and last but not least, great pay.

      Cons

      I can't think of any

    7. "VMware"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at VMware full-time

      Pros

      Great company and great people. Ability to work remotely and work with other countries and time zones.

      Cons

      Some areas of company do not align to work life balance .

    8. "Overal Review"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at VMware full-time

      Pros

      Strong team, especially in the ESXi group
      Friendly environment
      Good total compensation

      Cons

      Legacy technology. Slowly moving organization

      Advice to Management

      The org has good leadership. The mid-level leadership should make bolder steps to change the organization faster

    9. "VMware rocks"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
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      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at VMware full-time

      Pros

      Love the company. They innovate innovate innovate.

      Cons

      The culture isn't consistent amongst the business units. Some BUs are toxic compared to others.

    10. "VMware is a great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
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      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at VMware full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Dynamic environment working with industry leading tech

      Cons

      Dell Technology companies are still trying to figure out how to work together.

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