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4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(10,839 total reviews)
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Raghu Raghuram

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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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4.0
Oct 27, 2009

VMware as a Company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Culture at VMware is very open and transparent. Employees are respected by the management and there is tremendous opportunity to learn at VMware

Cons

Its still not a mature organization in terms of the processes. However, it gives a tremendous opportunity for improvement and be a part of the process.

2.0
Oct 21, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Great engineers - some of the best in the industry * Great products - changing the way IT works

Cons

* Bad Management * Current management is bringing in a lot of friends at very senior levels (C-level, VP, or Sr Dir) * Very political * Management encouraged to micro-manage * Lack of trust * Upper management is not communicating what is happening to the rank and file * People management skill is not valued * HR is worthless

1.0
Oct 16, 2009
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Pros

Products are great Market is amamzing People are very bright and talented So much potential

Cons

No trust in the nevironment Very Poor senior management Very critical cullture Nothing is ever appreciated and never good enoughh HR has no credibikity Very arbitary judgemental decisions are made that hurt people's lives

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