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If you are a new college grad, please do not join this company. - Anonymous employee VMware Employee Review

1.0
Jul 24, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

You should first read my cons list. Maybe then the pros will make sense. The only pro that I can think of working at AirWatch is that i got to work at a terrible company so early on in my career that now i know what to look for when i am looking for jobs and have learnt not to make the same mistakes that i made over here.

Cons

Its a long list: 1. They will just about make anyone a team lead. For example: My manager was useless. A terrible listener. Will never try to understand a word of what i am saying and then just give their own opinions. After a while, when they would hear it from someone else, they would write a long scathing email about why i didnt inform them. 2. Each team lead here has their own favorites and they are the ones who get good reviews and they can do nothing wrong. If your manager doesnt like you, you are screwed. Anything that you do will be reviewed 10,000 times and they will still find faults and raise questions about your performance. They will also compare you to their favorites and ask why cant you be like them. I am all for a healthy competition but everyone has their own working style so its unfair to compare people. This is the first thing a manager would know. But then they dont undergo any sort of training. HR doesnt even think it is worth spending time and money on training their people on how to be good managers. 3. The HR department here does not care what you are doing. I know someone who reached out to them because they were having problems with their lead and they didnt even reply to that person's email. 4. They expect the employees to be working 24x7 but will never show any appreciation for it. People have stayed back and worked late in the night for projects so that they could meet deadlines. Instead of rewarding them or a single thank you, they were given more work. You have to sacrifice your personal life if you are working there. 5. No career opportunities. No promotions. You are just stunted in your career.

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Pros

VMware is a big company but in many ways had a startup vibe. That was great because the resources and infrastructure of a big company were there, but it gave most people I worked with freedom to work on many projects, influence, move around, and contribute in many ways. Plus, many things moved faster than they might at other companies of the same size. Perks were really great including bonuses, events on the campus, opportunities, etc.

Cons

The biggest con is the annual layoff. During most of the years I was there, we were growing like crazy, beating expectations, gaining in stock price, etc. It was always positive and upward. However, every single January, it was known that there would be a round of layoffs, even when all numbers were looking great as they almost always were. Management called it restructuring. But, over the years, some really good people were let go for no apparent reason. Then to add insult to injury, a week or two later, there would be a company quarterly meeting discussing how VMware was doing so well and is still hiring, but they had to make some changes. It always felt dishonest and the sympathy for those let go came across as disingenuous.

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