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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
Jul 9, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Solid products Happy customers A great base to build from

Cons

Low standards Two very different cultures Unhappy and unmotivated employees

4.0
Jul 8, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Interesting technical challenges - Good market presence - Strong technical leadership - Good compensation and benefits - Focus on career development

Cons

- Very difficult to be promoted (steep career path) - Poor management at times, confused priorities - Too many layers of management - Not enough control given to engineers and individual contributors, vague marketing and product management tactics take over

4.0
Jul 2, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent pay Quality product Great for environment Excellent benefits

Cons

Nobody welcomes ideas to improve No opportunity for advancement Quotas are assigned with no rhyme or reason Middle management is terrible Gender bias

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