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1,0
4 set 2014
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

casual dress work environment (to the extreme) night club wear is allowed. -inter company employee relationships are not frowned upon -tea and coffee are free

Svantaggi

If you have a family or are thinking about having a family, do not work here. Work life balance is non-existent. 10 vacation days includes your sick days. Due to this policy, employees come sick to work and illness spreads rapidly during sick season. Because the company grew so quickly they ended up with "children" in people Management positions. These people have no practical life experience which directly translates into not being able to manage their employees. Management culture easily allows for managers to be vindictive to their employees. No privacy for Human Resource matters. Management style will not change as any concerns expressed to HR are then immediately told to the manager and dismissed, leaving the employee in the crossfire and repercussions from their manager for expressing their concern. Micromanaging has gotten to point that employees are spending more time filling out trackers than completing their daily tasks. PTO tracking policies vary across departments. Some departments allow work from home while others say it's against company policy. Having attended multiple tradeshows at AirWatch, you are treated like a pledge member during fraternity rush by managers. Instead of being spoken to like a human, orders are barked at you like a dog. Due to the open environment, when Department heads are supposed to be having confidential conversations--employees are able to hear everything. From ways to get people to leave the company to employee yearly review feedback.

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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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