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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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      4.0
      Sep 9, 2008

      Severe Growing Pains . . .

      Sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of talented people spread across the various functional groups. The non-comp benefits are very good.

      Cons

      The various groups don't necessarily communicate well or coordinate efforts. One of the key reasons might be an attempt at unanimity before a cross-functional team can move forward. Such a requirement greatly slows efforts at change -- an end run or skunk works project is faster. Additionally the members of cross-functional teams are frequently already overburdened - they make personal decisions about where to invest their time, and that investment decision may not support the greater good.

      2.0
      Sep 7, 2008

      Smart People, Lots to Learn, Be prepared for long work hours if you wish to grow.

      Smts
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Smartest people you might have ever worked this closely with mainly because of less red-tape (yet). Highly energetic work environment because of this. Startup culture is still maintained so you can learn a lot about different things.

      Cons

      The management is completely confusing. Communication is quite opaque. Some senior engineers still control a lot of policy making because of their attachment with the people who started the company (who were engineers themselves). This may change after Paul though. Overall, business acumen is quite low. All these smart guys have created a highly competitive and bullish work environment instead of supportive one. Guess VMware has too many apples in one basket when it comes to engineers. A lot of engineering politics is in, therefore, owing to lack of processes. It is like too big a startup to manage using startup like policies anymore.

      2.0
      Sep 7, 2008

      The way I see it.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Cool Technology, Smart People. Benefits are excellent and the pay is higher than the average place.

      Cons

      Management is cutthroat and more afraid of losing their position than guiding the team.

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