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.

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

3.0

Jan 24, 2022

Great place depending on what you value. Not for everyone.........

Regional sales director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong customer base and historical platform success. Very strong brand for quality and support. Many smart people from which to learn. Phenomenal benefits and employee services.

Cons

Very distracted by non business related issues and operational challenges, highly matrixed which creates a great deal of accountability confusion. Attrition seems high right now. Very political.

1.0

Jan 14, 2022

Awful

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Only reason to work here is the money.

Cons

Leadership blatantly lies to placate employee concerns, acting the opposite in practice. Leadership care more about internal turf wars, power, and politics than customer success. The company is engineering driven; product teams have no influence on priorities. If you're in product management, avoid this place like the plague. Nobody has your back here. Leadership don't think twice about sacrificing people. Diversity in leadership is a joke. Old rich white and brown dudes are totally tone deaf and regularly unwittingly say the most egregious things. Women are visible only in secretarial roles in all hands.

5.0

Nov 8, 2021

Finally, a great home for Thought Leadership!

Factory worker

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CEO approval

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Pros

Great place to work if you are highly skilled in Thought Leadership. Great WLB. In fact some folks at VMware ANZ work very little and still get promoted!

Cons

If you haven't personally shafted at least 10 of your colleagues you won't be eligible for promotion. Some folks may find this hard to achieve. Sometimes the queue to kiss the ring can get quite long and your colleagues will jump the queue increasing wait times. Can be frustrating. The snack choices in the kitchen could be better.

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