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Stay far far away from this place - Recensione dipendente - Sr. Software Engineer presso VMware

1,0
12 ago 2020
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

if you are lucky you can just coast, but even that is too dangerous

Svantaggi

Oh boy where to begin: 1. Company has no vision. Management does not know what the heck they are doing. They keep changing priorities. Managers on top of managers on top of managers who dont know or do anything 2. They cut 401k, no raises this year, no promotion, bonus delayed, all this was done so they dont have to fire ppl. and guess what they fired a bunch of people. two layoff cycles this year already. not to mention they went ahead and acquired a bunch of startups . Pat, Dell and execs getting paid bigly while commoners suffer 3. DNI : oh boy, another disaster. it's a free for all. doesnt matter if you can solve basic algorithm question you are hired if you are DNI. doesnt matter that you dont know basics of time complexity of system design, if you have a certain color of skin. 4. no growth personally/technically. stock going nowhere. no concrete vision for growth. you will hear "oh but work life balance " that is BS. you will come here thinking you will coast and soon you will become dead weight. unhireable outside. you will think this is a steady company, you do whats required and you are safe, wrong, one day they will just fire you out of the blue cz "priorities changed" , at least if you work in amazon, apple etc stock goes up and you get rewarded. vmware is a deadbeat, it's done, over.

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5,0
24 apr 2025
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Great manager, fabulous team and company.

Svantaggi

We got laid off due to a company acquisition.

5,0
24 giu 2019
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

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.

Svantaggi

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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