Is VMware a good company to work for as a Senior Engineering Manager?

Senior Engineering Manager professionals working at VMware have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 20 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of VMware employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Engineering Manager Jobs at VMware now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Engineering Manager interview questions at VMware .

Does VMware pay Senior Engineering Manager employees well?

Senior Engineering Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at VMware with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 20 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Engineering Manager salaries at VMware.

How happy are Senior Engineering Manager professionals working at VMware?

82% of Senior Engineering Manager employees at VMware would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 1% in the past 12 months. Senior Engineering Manager professionals have also rated VMware with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

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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 985 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 950 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 759 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 412 reviews)); "Work culture is good..you will learn lot of things here if you put your own effort" ((in 382 reviews))

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

"This alone tells you how bad management is and how stressful it is to work for this company." ((in 415 reviews)); "There are some bad managers I have worked with" ((in 234 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 134 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 61 reviews))

VMware Senior Engineering Manager reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

52% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Senior Engineering Manager employees have rated VMware with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Engineering Manager professionals have an excellent working experience there. VMware is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Engineering Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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20 reviews

5.0

May 4, 2020

Great WLB and benefits

Senior engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Campus and work environment overall. Engineering focused management.

Cons

Sometimes a bit too banal management culture.

5.0

Oct 4, 2017

Great company with lots of super smart and talented people

Senior engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and remuneration packages. Market leader and a well-established brand in the IT industry. Super smart, capable and talented people work in the company in all offices and hierarchical levels.

Cons

Sometimes in some business units there're powerful people that rely more on politics than they should and follow personal agendas that not always contributes to the company's bright future.

2.0

Mar 7, 2014

A Mixed Bag

Senior engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- The technology is interesting and great for your résumé - Smart people who are driven - Compensation is competitive and benefits are good

Cons

- Very political - High turnover (especially in the first year of employment) - Many layoffs that are disguised as re-orgs or performance management - Very long hours are the norm - Terrible management since good managers are not valued - Confrontational and disrespectful behavior are tolerated

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