VMware reviews

VMware is like a cult. They lure you in by telling you that they are all a family and you are now a part of it. They subtly exploit their employees in sneaky ways that you don't realize they're doing it until you're out of there. My manager and his boss (this was in the Federal TAM team in Reston, Virginia) forced us into 8-9 hour meetings NON STOP with no breaks besides a short lunch break. The meetings have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE JOB. LITERALLY NOTHING. THEY JUST SHOEHORN US INTO DAILY NONSTOP MEETINGS FOR ZERO REASON. My manager and his boss made us order painting supplies with our own money (and they said they'll reimburse us later...2-3 weeks later) and forced us to do a "painting and chatting session" with them and my coworkers for THREE HOURS AFTER THE WORK DAY ENDED. When I think back to this moment, I'm starting to question if they have narcissistic personality disorder or they never had enough love and attention as children that they want it from their subordinates whom they have power over. My manager assured us MULTIPLE times that we CAN keep our cameras off during these nonstop meetings that distract from actual work and that we only need to pay attention to the meeting. Then, my manager would meet with me privately on the side and berate me for not having my camera on. He'd also get aggressive with me over zoom and look at me angrily and give me evil eye stares and slam his desk with with fists HARD. He also rolled his eyes at me multiple times and he gives dirty looks to my other female coworkers (I'm female). I think he's secretly a misogynist. The sneaky part is that they micromanage you but give you the illusion that you are not being watched. Every few weeks, there a multiple performance reviews given out by meeting leaders to the managers. But the worst part is, my manager and his boss randomly fired me because I wasn't being a team player (in other words, I wasn't going to be exploited to their whims). I stood up to them and the next week, they fired me. My manager blocked me. His boss blocked me. There was no explanation. Just a termination. You should see the houses they live in. Multi million dollar houses. The week after he fired me, my manager had a two week vacation to Ecuador while I was struggling to pay for my sick parents who can longer pay their rent. And the worst part of it all is that they told me that they would never fire me because they made me go through 4 BS interviews and they like me and want to invest in my future career. My manager and his boss are lying, cheating, rich scum who need to be taken down to learn a lesson. My coworkers are not any better. I had one coworker who seemed to be the leader of the subordinates and she'd schedule nonsense meetings ON THE WEEKEND. My manager said those were optional meetings, but then, as usual, he berated and embarrassed me in front of his boss at me for not joining. My coworkers would also create more work projects AFTER THE WORK THE DAY WAS OVER and contact me on my personal cell phone AFTER THE WORK DAY WAS OVER for NON EMERGENCIES. I really, really, really want to reveal my manager's name and his boss's name so that you know to NEVER work for them (even if they leave VMware to torture other employees at other companies). However, I'm waiting until I settle myself financially so that my future is not jeopardized. When that settles, I'll write a review again here and reveal their full names. My manager's last name is Miller and his boss's last name is Boertlein. Stay the heck away from VMware and them. They're a toxic and failing company. Please, please, please, please listen to my warning when I say to avoid VMware at all costs (seriously only work here if you have no better options). This is not a joke review. I want to ensure that others see this review before deciding to apply to VMware or take a job there. And I hope you will avoid my former manager and his boss. Both equally nasty people who need severe empathy training.