Great while it was a little smaller (<6000 employees), too many personal agendas ruining culture.
Pros
Tremendous technological thought leadership, the VMware brand awareness and reputation is very good even with customers complaining about price. The core products are very solid in their capabilities. Many smart and passionate co-workers who really enjoy what they do. Executive management has done a great job of navigating the company into the cloud space.
Cons
New company acquisition integration plans need to be developed, Sales and Consulting organization having difficulty in migrating to solutions sales with the wider portfolio of products. The corporate culture is in disarray with all the new blood especially as you move away from Palo Alto. The management layer is too heavy in the middle and outside of engineering teams, meritocracy is being replaced by yes men.
