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Not a good place for Engineers - Avis employé Senior Member of the Technical Staff VMware

1,0
14 mai 2020
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Avantages

1. Full stocked pantry 2. Decent package

Inconvénients

1. Hundreds of non-technical middle managers. Micromanagement and politics became core of this company. 2. Ineffective HR, I was harassed by management when I put down my paper. New tasks were being assigned after my resignation and I was threatened not to be relieved if those were not completed. I had to involve HR for that matter and HR refused to intervene. 3. No job security, frequent layoffs. 4. No transparency on whatsoever is happening in the project. Engineers are treated as dumb executor.

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5,0
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Inconvénients

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5,0
24 juin 2019
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Avantages

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.

Inconvénients

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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