Does VMware pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, VMware employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at VMware. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at VMware?

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

What are the top reviewed jobs at VMware?

Member Of Technical Staff (458) , Technical Support Engineer (327) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (245) , Software Engineer (215) , Staff Engineer (205) , Business Analyst (147) , Senior Manager (136) , Account Executive (132) , Director (130) , Senior Software Engineer (128) , Manager (106) , Intern (102) , Sales (94) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (92) , Account Manager (88)

What are the pros of working at VMware according to real employee reviews?

"Incredible culture and great at building work" ((in 1181 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 984 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 953 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 750 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 410 reviews))

What are the cons of working at VMware according to real employee reviews?

"There are some bad managers I have worked with" ((in 233 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs twice in a year" ((in 139 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 65 reviews)); "Senior management has basically ignored the last 50 years or so of management best practices." ((in 47 reviews))

What are employees saying about VMware layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about VMware layoffs and their outlook for job security at VMware in 2026.

What are the top reviewed VMware locations?

München , Unterschleißheim , Stuttgart , Berlin , Düsseldorf , Hamburg

VMware reviews

4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(10,832 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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11K reviews

2.0

Apr 25, 2016

So glad to no longer be there

Member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to many technical disciplines Knowledge cross-pollenation is pervasive and helpful Trial-by-fire approach forces skill development

Cons

Way too much focus on handling inbound issues, and not actually solving them Unequal workload distribution and rampant favoritism Many promises of advancement opportunities, in reality vapor and manipulation Way too much dobulespeak on "culture" values, while grinding people down, disallowing remote work potential, nothing but a sweatshop call center.

4.0

Mar 15, 2016

Mixed Emotions

Senior marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology, great people... fun to be a part of something that is growing so rapidly and so well known in the industry. Rapid pace and lots to do. Great focus on personal growth and development.

Cons

Starting to show signs of an old school tech company that is getting slowed down in the paperwork and has too many people making too many processes to make processes.

1.0

Mar 12, 2016

Technical Support

Technical support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, great benefits, good top level leadership

Cons

Services sending jobs overseas. Poor leadership in support division. No opportunities for growth or lateral moves. Won't allow you to apply outside of services. Laid off complete site with no plan to cover the work. Low morale. People expected to work through lunch and work overtime. Customers very unhappy. Many customer escalations.

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