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4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(10,832 total reviews)
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Raghu Raghuram

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

VMware has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 10,832 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
Nov 21, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Many people still view it as a "smart" place to work. The nature of the technology allows the company to become even more popular during difficult economic times. If you can get to know some of the core group of good, smart people there are some good conversations to be had... once you exhaust the discussion of the daily incompetence.

Cons

Overactive growth during the past three years has led to a work force of 6800+, where only 1500 perform net positive work. This growth has also led a a proliferation of middle management based more on justification of increased salary then actual responsibility or performance.

3.0
Nov 2, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is better than average and benefits are generally OK. Company is still growing even in harsh economic climate. Products are great and company from an R&D perspective is still being innovative. Long term still looks good.

Cons

Big company still acting like a start-up. Too many silos. Too much "reactive" behavior (not enough "proactive" planning). Not enough career development opportunities. Work-load does not seem to be well balanced - some dedicated people are killing themselves while others get away with doing the bare minimum.

4.0
Nov 2, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Chance to work on something that changes the world of computing. Very family oriented - we just had a Halloween Party where tons of kids came out and had a great time. Great campus. Building a new gym facility. Give us 10 days of sick leave *in addition* to vacation is fantastic. $250 matching on FSA. 401k matching. Smart people who also want to change the world.

Cons

We have a big bull's eye on our back with MSFT and a lot of other players gunning after us.

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