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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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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      11K reviews
      2.0
      Mar 25, 2011

      Not worth the departmental politics although the pay check was good

      Anonymous employee
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      CEO approval
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      Pros

      VMware has some good products and had a lot of potential to be a great company. The base pay and benefits are decent. Lovely campus and physical surroundings.

      Cons

      The worst middle management that I have ever seen. Tech Pubs in particular is rife with bureaucratic politics, favoritism and unethical managers asking employees to help them spy on other employees Departmental politics hurt VMware because they foster a culture where those who invest long hours in office politics are rewarded rather than the innovaters, team players and hard workers.

      1.0
      Feb 23, 2011

      Good from far, far from good

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Looks like a good opportunity on paper. Nice building, free food, nice facilities overall.

      Cons

      The senior management team is the most dysfunctional I've seen yet. Constant gossip and in-fighting among the VPs. It's a toxic environment. CEO has no clue what's going on within the company. He seems to have good external focus, but poor internal leadership. And current COO doesn't unify the executive team.

      2.0
      Sep 25, 2010

      Time is running out to fix morale and employee satisfaction

      Senior marketing manager
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Great reputation - Great products - Great customer and customer satisfaction - Some small pockets of great co-workers and leaders

      Cons

      - Recent employee survey showed overall confidence and trust in management to be low... and no changes of 'significance' have been made. - Employees feel the talk about career paths is lip service when sub-performers get promoted - Most 'Directors' and 'Senior Directors' are just "managers" who are resting and vesting. Need real leaders in those roles. - Playing around with yearly review and salary cycles to prevent paying out salaries. Went from Dec '09 to June'10- so 18 months even though the company grew and posted record profits. - Regardless of promotions, no salary or equity increases. - Senior directors/execs who are incompetent and commit fire-able actions (ie. get drunk at the Christmas party) still remain and are rewarded instead of reprimanded.

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