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?

"The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 979 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 946 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 768 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 422 reviews)); "Package for an intern is great: good salary and many activities organized for interns during the summer." ((in 370 reviews))

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

"I had a very Bad manager" ((in 240 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 140 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 70 reviews)); "Middle management is incompetent, and multiple layers slow down or stop anything which requires an approval" ((in 59 reviews)); "Senior management has basically ignored the last 50 years or so of management best practices." ((in 47 reviews))

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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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4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(10,832 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.1

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

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

1.0

Mar 7, 2010

Good place, only if you're "in"

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Nice campus Great brand recognition Customers like the products

Cons

Must be part of the "in" crowd to get promotions Management is scatterbrained -- no clear understanding of what it takes to implement Operationally challenged

1.0

Feb 10, 2010

The company growed too fast from a start up to a big public company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to learn new technology and work with smart people

Cons

* Managers and some senior staffs are arrogant * Promotion and rating process is a black box to engineers, process is not open and clear * information does not flow well among team members, little collaboration and team work * No long-term career growth opportunity * In-efficiency in project planning

2.0

Jan 28, 2010

Leadership Desperately Needed

Individual contributor

Recommend

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Pros

- Respected product offering - Solid financial performance - Innovative technology - Strategic acquisitions

Cons

- Too much “management” and limited “leadership” - Deficiencies in leadership skill set not even recognized - Lack of internal systems or processes to sustain current business or support growth - Heavy dependence on consultants and contractors rather than securing knowledge and bench strength through VMware employees. - No focus on controlling expenses - Managers and Leaders are unwilling to listen to ideas - Many employees have disengaged and are disenfranchised as the result of poor leadership

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