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 999 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 932 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 758 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 393 reviews)); "Good salaries even if there is a lot of difference in the same role: the suggestions is to negotiate very well at the beginning!" ((in 376 reviews))

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

"This alone tells you how bad management is and how stressful it is to work for this company." ((in 419 reviews)); "I had a very Bad manager" ((in 241 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 137 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Middle management is incompetent, and multiple layers slow down or stop anything which requires an approval" ((in 58 reviews))

What are employees saying about VMware layoffs in 2026?

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.

VMware reviews

4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(10,832 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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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

1.0

Feb 15, 2011

worst working environment in the silicon valley

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

VMware is the leader in its market.

Cons

Worst management (rude, unfair, unprofessional).

2.0

Jan 12, 2011

Interesting work weighed down by management

Senior member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits package, talented co-workers, top-end salary

Cons

Rampant mis-management, ironically single-track focused, lack of agility in work environment, easily pigeonholed

2.0

Dec 17, 2010

Good technology, bad politics

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Market leadership in virtualization - Core technology for cloud computing - High stock price (good if you are granted lots of RSUs)

Cons

- Productive and responsible people are not awarded. - People who play politics get things their way, often at the expense of people who do the real work. - Decision making is based on political influences rather than technical facts. There is no consequence or accountability for bad decisions. - Managers think they can manage people by threatening, punishing or humiliating, rather than encouraging or rewarding.

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