Does VMware pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, VMware employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at VMware. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at VMware?

86% of VMware employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated VMware 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at VMware?

Member Of Technical Staff (458) , Technical Support Engineer (327) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (245) , Software Engineer (215) , Staff Engineer (205) , Business Analyst (147) , Senior Manager (136) , Account Executive (132) , Director (130) , Senior Software Engineer (128) , Manager (106) , Intern (102) , Sales (94) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (92) , Account Manager (88)

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 978 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 942 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 761 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 423 reviews)); "Work culture is good..you will learn lot of things here if you put your own effort" ((in 381 reviews))

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

"I had a very Bad manager" ((in 243 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 138 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 71 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 61 reviews)); "Senior management has basically ignored the last 50 years or so of management best practices." ((in 49 reviews))

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Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about VMware layoffs and their outlook for job security at VMware in 2026.

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VMware reviews

4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(10,833 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 10,833 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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11K reviews

3.0

Feb 2, 2010

Its loosing the charm of being a great workplace

Qa engineer ii

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Pros

+ Talented engineers + Great technology + Flexible work hours If you are in right group with right manager, you might grow well

Cons

+ Management changing from start-up environment to big company. Too many re-orgs going on all the time, directly having bad effects on engieer. + Place is become more political than before. + I have been highly dissatisfied working under my manager.

2.0

Feb 1, 2010

Solid Technology, Poor Upper Management

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place for newcomers to get started in the industry. However. not a place for experience folks from established software companies.

Cons

Engineering, at present, extremely top-heavy. Poor decision making by upper management. Mid-tier management culture - lacks cohesion and collaboration across departments. Heavy feudal mentality - lacks team spirit.

2.0

Feb 1, 2010

disappointing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The perception of working, and having worked for VMware is good for your resume. They have built a nice campus in Palo Alto.

Cons

They grew to fast, and hired too many people with incorrect criteria for the individual's role, and the individual's success. There is a lot of political infighting that has not worked itself out yet, and is a distraction, or specific impediment to accomplishing goals.

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