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Typical call center, fabled "VMware Culture™" is MIA - Recensione dipendente - Technical Support Engineer presso VMware

2,0
29 gen 2015
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

-On the surface, it's above average pay for doing tech support, but the breadth of knowledge required to be effective makes the bottom salary for this position seem like peanuts. If you don't think you're worth 70k, your skills probably aren't up to snuff to thrive in the job. -RSUs are nice, but take forever to vest -Set schedule, except for surprise mandatory overtime on weekends for which you may only get 3 or 4 days notice.

Svantaggi

Over the last 6-10 months, there's been a hiring frenzy, a hiring freeze, and a mass exodus of some of the top performers. Management decided not to backfill before the end of the year (likely to come in under budget and line some upper management pants with a fat bonus), increasing workload on those that remained. Re-implemented weekends for everyone. Started taking away perks. Implemented some insane procedural policies and changes to the ticketing system I would be embarrassed to call a pre beta against the better judgement of virtually everyone that has to actually use it. Announced a reorg saying that there were no plans to move positions to other countries. Subsequently culled part of the herd including a manager while saying it was ok, because we're filling seats in the other countries. Management just puts on a happy face while the rest of us facepalm. These events are the exact opposite of what they obviously oversold when talking about this mythical VMware Culture™ that possibly at one time existed, but never really witnessed.

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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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