Question 1

Does VMware pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at VMware?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at VMware?

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Member Of Technical Staff (460), Technical Support Engineer (327), Senior Member of Technical Staff (246), 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)

Question 4

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

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"The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 1000 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 944 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 757 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 410 reviews)); "Good salaries even if there is a lot of difference in the same role: the suggestions is to negotiate very well at the beginning!" ((in 376 reviews))

Question 5

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

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"This alone tells you how bad management is and how stressful it is to work for this company." ((in 412 reviews)); "I had a very Bad manager" ((in 239 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 136 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 68 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 59 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about VMware layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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.

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