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Great company now but post Broadcom...? - Director of Business Operations VMware Employee Review

4.0
Sep 21, 2022
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Pros

Culture of genuine niceness. Some people think it creates too difficult to make a decision but compared to previous employers where there was the in-meeting nod but later subversion or high-school-style "niceness" that turned dog-eat-dog when you weren't looking, I'm delighted to have NICE people working together to get something done. And while it's slower than if there was a queen making all calls immediately, they say if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. Solid benefits, though ESPP is gone with the impending acquisition.

Cons

Prioritization is sorely needed. It was always bad but Broadcom and a few new leaders have really made it rough on the Sr Dir and below. I can (and have) worked until the middle of the night for weeks on end because there's hardly enough time to survive these last-minute urgent asks, let alone quantify effort and ask for help prioritizing. It just needs to get done. And the biggest con: Broadcom. The good ones are jumping ship so that tells you something.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2019
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Pros

VMware is a big company but in many ways had a startup vibe. That was great because the resources and infrastructure of a big company were there, but it gave most people I worked with freedom to work on many projects, influence, move around, and contribute in many ways. Plus, many things moved faster than they might at other companies of the same size. Perks were really great including bonuses, events on the campus, opportunities, etc.

Cons

The biggest con is the annual layoff. During most of the years I was there, we were growing like crazy, beating expectations, gaining in stock price, etc. It was always positive and upward. However, every single January, it was known that there would be a round of layoffs, even when all numbers were looking great as they almost always were. Management called it restructuring. But, over the years, some really good people were let go for no apparent reason. Then to add insult to injury, a week or two later, there would be a company quarterly meeting discussing how VMware was doing so well and is still hiring, but they had to make some changes. It always felt dishonest and the sympathy for those let go came across as disingenuous.

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