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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
1.0
Sep 11, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company revolves around engineering talent Current stock price makes it hard to leave Growth rate of the company provides a bit of reassurance

Cons

If you're not an engineer, you're a second class citizen Company politics are getting out of control Advancement policy makes it difficult to grow -- no promotions outside of your group Croney-ism is gotten much worse in the last year with senior management all bringing their buddies in There is no work life balance -- routine workdays are 12 hours long

2.0
Sep 7, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

VMware had great products There is a very nice campus in Palo Alto Good employee perks (snacks, cafeteria, striving for a good company culture) Decent benefits

Cons

Little opportunity for advancement, most upward positions are filled by external candidate Success is based on who you know, not on output. Not a flexible work environment in terms or hours or WFH options

2.0
Sep 6, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

VMware has cutting edge technology and is a great company to have on the resume. Unfortunately, that's where the pros end.

Cons

Career advancement is non-existent. Management is clueless. Did I mention that career advancement is non-existent? :)

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