Is VMware a good company to work for as a Engineering Manager?

Engineering Manager professionals working at VMware have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 35 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of VMware employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Engineering Manager Jobs at VMware now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Engineering Manager interview questions at VMware .

Does VMware pay Engineering Manager employees well?

Engineering Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at VMware with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 35 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Engineering Manager salaries at VMware.

How happy are Engineering Manager professionals working at VMware?

88% of Engineering Manager employees at VMware would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Engineering Manager professionals have also rated VMware with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.4 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

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

"The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 987 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 957 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 746 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 425 reviews)); "Work culture is good..you will learn lot of things here if you put your own effort" ((in 369 reviews))

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

"There are some bad managers I have worked with" ((in 244 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 145 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 60 reviews)); "Senior management has basically ignored the last 50 years or so of management best practices." ((in 48 reviews))

VMware Engineering Manager reviews

4.3

88% would recommend to a friend

(35 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

86% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

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Engineering Manager employees have rated VMware with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 35 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineering Manager professionals have an excellent working experience there. VMware is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Engineering Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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35 reviews

4.0

Mar 29, 2020

good experience

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

culture and people are so friendly

Cons

I don't think there is any cons

3.0

May 1, 2018

One of the best companies

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* RSU and ESPP program * Rewards and Recognistion * Innovation and open culture * Learning and Development package * Pantry facilities, Gym, Free health check-ups

Cons

* Management has to improve and connect with the Engineers better * EUC is not the right place to work at VMware. Take caution while accepting the offer. Peace matters and not money * No work-life balance

5.0

Oct 9, 2017

Actually ethical

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You'll never be bored. There is always a new project, and new technology to work with.

Cons

The central culture is to innovate fast with whatever is at hand. There's little push to ensure that anyone else's work works with yours or vice versa.

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