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 979 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 923 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 755 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 420 reviews)); "Work culture is good..you will learn lot of things here if you put your own effort" ((in 387 reviews))

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

"There are some bad managers I have worked with" ((in 238 reviews)); "Annual layoffs at the beginning of each year leave you uneasy wondering if you will have a job." ((in 138 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 70 reviews)); "Middle management is incompetent, and multiple layers slow down or stop anything which requires an approval" ((in 60 reviews)); "abusive managers ; favoritism ; expectations are you work till you drop." ((in 20 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.

What are the top reviewed VMware locations?

München , Unterschleißheim , Stuttgart , Berlin , Düsseldorf , Hamburg

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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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11K reviews

2.0

Nov 27, 2009

Poor communications & planning - Only care about making the number

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology and most of the products are tops. Great internal website and great individual people. Still a very can do attitude within the company

Cons

The company only cares about making the quarterly sales target. Little desire to do the right thing by the customer. Customer service is an after thought. The overall processes within the company are disjointed, not well thought out. Very poor planning with little thought of the consequences. Management style is "Do it my way" or hit the highway. There is no reward for resolving process issues and making the company more efficient. Everything is goaled according th the number.

2.0

Nov 19, 2009

Frustrating- should be awesome but in reality horrible

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, amazing product, great branding

Cons

Terrible management. Incredibly political. Middle management spend all their time covering their backs rather than driving business.

3.0

Nov 17, 2009

Pressure cooker

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some very intelligent people work here.

Cons

The pressure is on. Perform, give them your first born, or look for another job.

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