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))

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.

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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

3.0

Jun 13, 2023

Sad to see changes

Manager executive communications

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many great coworkers and teams. Good benefits (at the moment) and good pay.

Cons

Everything about the company has changed in the last year. The leadership at the top of the chain have mishandled the lead up to this acquisition in nearly every way, and it's so sad to see what was the best job I've ever had turn into a stagnant, bitter environment. There is no transparency, no empathy. They CLAIM to be open, honest, transparent, and people-first. But their actions fly in direct opposition to these values.

4.0

Mar 25, 2023

Mostly a great place to work but corporate politics still exist.

Technical support manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tons of very intelligent people that are eager to share knowledge.

Cons

After a certain point, you do have to "play the game" to get ahead much like any big company. There are a lot of senior leaders that clearly got their role due to relationships they have with other leaders instead of their qualifications.

3.0

Feb 4, 2023

Layoffs without decent severance

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

EPIC2 Values / Corporate Culture use to be one of the best things about VMware along with Pat G. I have seen repeatable offenses against EPIC2 values internally where there is no empathy and compassion for the employees in how they are treated or let go from the company...very harsh

Cons

They are quietly letting go one by one to avoid a mass panic. This is not a happy , positive place to work anymore across business units...there are so many layers of uncertainty where mgmt tries to put people at ease with words, but then I see the actions not being aligned with their words...so being out of integrity goes against EPIC2 100%.

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