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Join only if you are in college - Senior Software Engineer bei VMware: Mitarbeiterbewertung

2.0
9. Nov. 2014
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Pros

You are just out of college, you get to learn new technologies. Most of the people use this as an opportunity to learn new stuff before moving on to a bigger company since this company will not match compensation, benefits, and are extremely rigid. If you are senior don't even think of joining, Awesome recruiting folks that have tried to write all the good reviews here :) One of the ex-recruiters even admitted to the fact that the management did not care or wanted them to write fake reviews regularly.

Kontras

I was here 2-3 years from startup to now acquired mode. Things have gotten worst, absolutely no promotions within even if you might have worked & proved yourself. Only 2 people make decisions in R&D. They do not want to make any investment in your career ( ask them about how many people have gone to training or attended conferences etc, they tell you to attend it on your own time) Petty office politics makes the worst. All the good people in the company have left. Their attrition rate at this point is more than their growth rate. Most of the middle or senior management are sticking to their jobs since they do not want to loose their stocks/options so the quality is drastically going down. Surprisingly, office in India is treated as people who can work on bugs and small features, extremely sad and disappointing to see this kind of attitude towards an offshore development center. My peers who were not US citizens reported that they were required to pay for legal attorneys fees ($2,000 - $5,000) if they decide to apply for your work visa. They also use this as a leverage to get more work done. Product Managers and Sales try to crunch in features just because of 1 deal. Absolutely no vision in other products other than their MDM one. It's a big ballon of crap and one day it is going to burst.

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5.0
24. Apr. 2025
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Pros

Great manager, fabulous team and company.

Kontras

We got laid off due to a company acquisition.

5.0
24. Juni 2019
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Pros

VMware is a big company but in many ways had a startup vibe. That was great because the resources and infrastructure of a big company were there, but it gave most people I worked with freedom to work on many projects, influence, move around, and contribute in many ways. Plus, many things moved faster than they might at other companies of the same size. Perks were really great including bonuses, events on the campus, opportunities, etc.

Kontras

The biggest con is the annual layoff. During most of the years I was there, we were growing like crazy, beating expectations, gaining in stock price, etc. It was always positive and upward. However, every single January, it was known that there would be a round of layoffs, even when all numbers were looking great as they almost always were. Management called it restructuring. But, over the years, some really good people were let go for no apparent reason. Then to add insult to injury, a week or two later, there would be a company quarterly meeting discussing how VMware was doing so well and is still hiring, but they had to make some changes. It always felt dishonest and the sympathy for those let go came across as disingenuous.

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