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 (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)

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 990 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 947 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 774 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 407 reviews)); "Work culture is good..you will learn lot of things here if you put your own effort" ((in 379 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and HR which is not helpful" ((in 423 reviews)); "There are some bad managers I have worked with" ((in 247 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 137 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 61 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

(10,839 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 10,839 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

Dec 7, 2009

Needs a director-level cleanout across the organization.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent compensation, particularly if you were around before the IPO and got some options. Still got some very cool technology.

Cons

Many managers who are now directors started when the company was small and are no longer competent to fill their roles. Lots of nasty politics and power grabbing.

3.0

Dec 6, 2009

Things are getting back on track

Senior member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

VMware has been through highs and lows. I believe that the peak of this company was before it went public. Things went downhill from there till the old execs were fired. With the new management coming in from Microsoft, the company has transformed from a "cool" carefree environment with competent engineers to a hardcore business where you are a cog in the wheel of a successful corporation. You decide which one you like better.

Cons

You are a cog in the wheel no matter what your accomplishments were in the past. Unfortunately senior management (which is fairly new) doesn't know the history.

2.0

Dec 4, 2009

No plan and no decision

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great products, some talent people, nice campus

Cons

Too many layers of management. Very slow decision making process and always "reacting" to the situation. No strong leadership.

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