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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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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
      1.0
      Jan 12, 2015

      Technical Support Engineer

      Technical support engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great Technology, Enterprise support and top 500 companies in the world are clients, good pay, top class work locations...lots of opportunity to learn. Metrics are centralized..

      Cons

      Management stop treating Support Engineer's as call center agents, VMware is a Enterprise class product companies. Afraid that its going to loose the charm if the trend continues.... High iteration rate, Management doesn't care about experienced employees.. People also don't care because they get better opportunities ahead.. but that doesn't mean that one should not value Employee... Peers in other centers are treated well... Manager's control most part of the operations and knowledge management. A lot of favoritism is noticed in term of training, promotions and compensations to individual Engineers.. High Politics within the management.

      4.0
      Nov 7, 2014

      Good not Great

      Curriculum developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I found the salary and benefits to be very good at VMware. Over the years the bonuses were good and I usually received raises on schedule. There are some very intelligent people that work at VMware and make for great co-workers. VMware has some really amazing technology and the products are fun to with.

      Cons

      My advice to anyone who takes a role at VMware is to make sure you're happy doing that job for a long time because advancement opportunities are limited. The most frequent complaint I heard at VMware was lack of opportunity to grow in one's career. That was true of me as well and the single biggest issue I pointed out on our yearly surveys. For whatever reason, the company usually fills open positions from the outside in most cases. While I realize this can help bring talent in, talented people on the inside of the company are often overlooked.

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      VMware Response
      11y
      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I agree we have a fantastic opportunity as a company and we do recognize that people are our most important asset. We have been working very hard to provide even more career choices and opportunities. We made progress this year but we need to do even more. First, about 25% of our total hires come from inside VMware. We are proud of that number as a fast growing company entering new markets, but we want that percentage to be higher. We have also launched programs this year that allow our employees to get exposure to new areas of our business. For example, our Take 3 program allows employees to take a 3-month internal sabbatical to try something new, spend time with our customers, focus on innovation, or give back through the VMware Foundation. People often return to their jobs after the 3 months but in some cases it leads to a new role and we support that. Our goal is to provide more career options at VMware then our people can find outside of VMware. It is a lofty goal but we are making progress.
      2.0
      Sep 19, 2014

      Lots of potential, but a technology company run by salesmen

      R&d
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's stable, and there is room to move up. A lot of the people here are really great outside of work.

      Cons

      Salary, Hours, organization. Sales has all of the power and it makes for a really crappy product. VMware is going to make it a lot better, but the process is slow. Management basically treats everyone like they are replaceable. No loyalty, below average pay for above average hours, you are never rewarded unless you are in sales.

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