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Great Industry! Lacks in People Development - Account Executive VMware Employee Review

4.0
11 Sept 2015
Recommend
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Pros

-This is an environment full of young professionals early in their career or approaching the mid-career phase. A great place to be if you're in one of those two stages in your career. -The mobile space is a very cool space to be in, and things move fast. AirWatch had very strong market share and was always winning awards and accolades. -Structurally solid, and VMware helped to accelerate that structure. -The Christmas Party is awesome. -Sales often had different contests that often included some cool prizes (not sure if that still happens with VMware as the umbrella organization).

Cons

I was in sales so the majority of my feedback centers around the sales organization. -The sales organization is churn and burn. It's a catch 22, as they drive you to make XX number of calls per day, but ultimately they really only care about sales. Some salespeople have different methodologies and approaches for building their funnel. In 2015, making calls is only one of them. -AirWatch is all about territory. If you're in Mid-Market and you have a weaker or smaller territory geography or account wise, you can NOT prospect or sell to any accounts in Healthcare, Retail, Finance, Non-Profit, Government, organizations under 250 employees, organizations, over $500 Million in revenue, existing accounts over a year old, etc. etc. I understand that this is the model, but in some cases it creates a lose-lose situation for some people.

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5.0
24 June 2019
Recommend
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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