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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

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      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
      4.0
      Feb 8, 2009

      VMware offers great growth but needs to make some changes for the future.

      Inside sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Growth and opportunity are some of the best reasons to work for VMware. Growth at 40% in 2008 is pretty good but we will have to see what will happen in the future. VMware is starting to see the need to tighten their loose pockets and try and run efficiently.

      Cons

      Who knows what this economy will bring to the virtualization market. Microsoft's crappy product could bring up some issues for VMware in the future.

      4.0
      Feb 6, 2009

      Great company but needs to improve employee retention program post-IPO (higher salary, promotions, stocks...)

      Senior qa engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

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      Compensation should be higher. Promotions don't always come after great performance. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

      2.0
      Jan 31, 2009

      Still in Turmoil but trying to get away from the greene days

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Things appear to be changing for the better now that Paul Maritz is in place. He appears to be very open in his communications; he represents the company stronger than Diane Greene ever could. There is a 180 degree difference in their styles. VMware would likely have been wallowing in the gutter if Diane were left steering the goodship VMW. The physical work environment is open; the new campus is beautiful; the cafe is great to have onsite, and the new gym should be yet another welcome way to keep your mind and body healthy. The kitchens in each building are also a nice perk.

      Cons

      In particular with the QA groups, the environment is massively cliquish; if you're not "in", you're virtually "out". The teams act as mini gangs at times which does not help when trying to accomplish cross functional tasks/projects. The old guard management came from nowhere is certain cases and being promoted just because you had been there a long time was a way of life. If you were friends with one of these old guard, regardless of your talent, you were pretty much guaranteed a promotion to director and beyond. Decision making by these inexperienced directors is laughable at best and criminal in most cases.

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