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 1147 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 986 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 919 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 744 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 431 reviews))

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

"This alone tells you how bad management is and how stressful it is to work for this company." ((in 417 reviews)); "There are some bad managers I have worked with" ((in 243 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 145 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 61 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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1.0

Mar 8, 2014

Worst office environment I have ever worked in

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good social events, nice views of the Irish countryside. Never a problem in taking leave.

Cons

Some processes are extremely pointless, so much wasted money and talent. Very poor management, within a lot of teams. Managers are almost non existent as they provide no benefit. Toxic working environment in certain departments in Cork, serious problem with bullying which I saw with a couple of my work colleagues. Fit in with the clique or you won't be listened to. If you're looking for a job in Cork look in Apple.

2.0

Feb 15, 2014

Company needs to train managers how to better manage and create a positive team work environment.

Finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great facilities at HQ Great benefits Great products (but in a matured market with limited growth potentials)

Cons

- Overly competitive (some competitiveness is healthy, but this place takes it to the next level) - Too many head chefs in the kitchen. - Horrible managers who don't trust their employees and micro-manage. - Most worker-bees work under extreme pressure and fear - Unseasoned managers with no proper training on how to be effective managers/ team leaders. - People don't know this, but layoffs are norms here. - During annual performance review, my manager said "you go to gym at lunchtime, right? When you are on the treadmill, why don't you use that time to think about work and process improvement?" I think that said it all.

2.0

Sep 20, 2013

Silk hat on a pig

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will learn a great deal, good people working there

Cons

Poor salary compared with peers and even juniors, overworked, under appreciated, taken for granted

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