Virtustream reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(256 total reviews)
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Todd Pavone

90% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Virtustream has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 256 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Virtustream 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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256 reviews
1.0
Jul 10, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fully remote work is (generally) always a big pro though with how often leadership loves to "optimize" for cost savings and instilling fear in the workforce, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that they've "rethought" that particular positive aspect in favor of South-Korean factory-style wage-slave working dormitories.(WorryFree, anyone?)

Cons

Literally everything. Their culture is one dominated by FEAR, elevating the incompetent and the downright evil and snuffing out excellence everywhere it exists because it threatens their own extremely high opinions of themselves. This is true for ELT on down. Every day feels like some dystopic setting where someone got out of bed and implemented whatever they read the night before in a fictional bedside book titled, "Punching Down: Corporate Case Studies in the Art of Removing Empathy to Increase Your Wealth and Status"

1.0
Mar 30, 2019

Jumped the Shark

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, work from home, and very dedicated people across the board from sales/pre-sales on up to engineering and operations -- actually some of the best people I have worked with in years.

Cons

They were so close and had so much potential! While the company was indeed struggling from within, the charlatans brought in to turn the company around have instead caused the entire organization to implode. Long-term strategies surround just a few "shiny thing" initiatives that regardless of Virtustream's future will only reward those at the top, with staff spending most of their time on meaningless short-term projects and reporting.....endless...mind numbing...repetitive reporting on weekly tasks. Talent from all levels have pulled the cord and are evacuating. Those unlucky enough to remain, either from blindly taking the bait in following leaderships rosy predictions of the future, or just not motivated to seek alternatives until being laid off, are over-burdened and over-worked.

2.0
Jan 1, 2019

A great idea and company that's fallen on hard times

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some of the people there are the best in the industry; smart, engaged and going the extra mile for customers. There's still a "can do" attitude in the face of very difficult times for the company. The backing of Dell/EMC has helped accelerate customer wins in some cases. The pay can be fantastic, especially for long term employees, but it's also very variable, 2 people in the same role could have wildly disparate salaries especially when options are factored in. Some of the recent promotions have been well deserved and taking people who can make a difference to help lead the company forward. This was a 5 start company and can be again, but needs a lot of work and a cohesive vision that's not being well articulated (or perhaps doesn't exist).

Cons

Forward to where? This company has lacked a real vision for who they want to be and how they will get there for a long time. It's been years since there's been a significant new product released where competitors are releasing monthly. The "sell what's on the truck" mantra to sales is growing very tiresome; it's impossible to sell what doesn't (but should) exist. What was innovative is now table stakes and Virustream is having trouble keeping up with the very real competition that's releasing products on a regular cadence. A lot of the employees are waiting for the next WFR and those who have been cut, unfortunately, are often not the weakest but those with the clout to get their names on the list for a paid vacation or retirement package.

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