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Not as good as it seems (More than 2 years full time employee) - Technical Support Engineer VMware Employee Review

1.0
18 Mar 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- A lot of Benefits - Nice Campus and good people - Knowledge and experience gained - Competitive Salary ( at least as TSE) - Free snacks and coffee - Company Bus - Annual Salary review - Good training and opportunities to develop technically.

Cons

- Live Balance is null - MicroManagement - Stress level is very unpleasant. - Minor opportunities to grow within the Company (not in the same branch) - Very high-stress environment to work in. - The survey is NOT a way to measure the engineer's job - Needs more strength against stupid customers - Massive rotation (60 % of people leave VMware in their first year) Live Balance is null, no chance to work from home, really bad Management, Senior People think that they are almighty sacred cows. I won't recommend this job and company unless your only purpose would belong to a leading tech enterprise and increase the visibility of your CV. During my 2 long years working there, there's no backup from Management's side against customers. They are extremely demanding even when they are wrong or have taken an unsupported decision. Does not matter, the most important thing is having a positive survey. YES, CUSTOMERS ARE WRONG MOST OF THE TIME. Adding to that, there is a new generation of Managers who don't have an idea of how to manage a team, how to deal with pressure and stress and how to handle a priority one case, really poor management. A lot of contradictory changes, one week you are doing one thing and the week after you have to change it. STARTUP MIND!!

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5.0
24 June 2019
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CEO approval
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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.

Cons

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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