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 1181 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 984 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 953 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 750 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 410 reviews))

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

"There are some bad managers I have worked with" ((in 233 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs twice in a year" ((in 139 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 65 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.

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

4.0

Apr 10, 2011

Good

Applications support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company. Good facilities. Good Management. Good benefits. Good place for growth.

Cons

IT management is not good, all the other departments are good

4.0

Apr 5, 2011

Overall, a good place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You have the ability to work autonomously. If you have a good idea about something, you can pitch it and if it's a good ROI, you can get funding to make it work.

Cons

As the company grows, there are a lot more unnecessary processes. We need to continue to work more efficiently without the politics.

3.0

Mar 31, 2011

Fantastic technology that is easy to sell let down by over complex processes and continual change

Partner manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you want to work somewhere where the growth rates of the business are phenomenal, then look no further. The appetite for VMware's core technology by both partners and customers alike is overwhelming. A wonderful brand name and thought leadership from the senior management team make it an attractive place to be.

Cons

The rapid growth has led to a number of problems of scaling. In terms of process and market coverage they find it hard to keep up. This leaves the "middle management" with a the tough role of trying to make do and also the pressure of the expected growth can sometimes lead to confusing decisions.

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