Rumor is that they are shopping the company. We saw what happened with Citrix. What have you heard?

I read several times in this forum about Etica and how it is a tool for managers to enable them to retaliate from anyone who speak up against favoritism. Is this still the case or any changes? Last time I used it was about 2 years ago. The manager... — read more 

Company is continuing with policies and organizational changes that were decided by incompetent executives who are no longer around, accounts being left in limbo with no coverage at all, customers buying a service and thinking it will be fulfilled... — read more 

Why does VMware have so many org changes with no time to see if they work?

I mean, we already knew this was the case, but the hiring of a guy fired from Amazon of all places for being racist proves this point. Raghu couldnt lead a horse to water.

VMware was without a doubt the most stressful workplace I have ever experienced. I was there for five years and in that time there was never a period in which I or anybody else around me didn't have to worry about having a job the next day. Only once... — read more 

Name one internal tool, process or piece of infrastructure that is world class.

Anyone knows if any layoffs happened ? Maybe next Tuesday Feb 4th? Anyone aware of layoffs in Palo Alto? Or there is no layoffs this round because technically most good engineers already left?

Hiroshima. & GSS are the poor shadows attempting to deal with the racist, ignorant do-nothing sysadmins who feel like the method to troubleshoot an issue is open a ticket.

From my personal experience it does not matter how good you are at your work, it is much more important that you are someone's favorite. I would be able to understand that if the favorites were chosen according to their achievements, knowledge... — read more 

It's not easy for me to quit but I finally realized it is the right time. If I'm to stay here, I'll never get to be the kind of engineer I've always wanted to be. VMware put a break on my career progression and it's been like that for a few years. I... — read more 

Great job Ajay Patel!!! - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-20/vmware-staff-blast-hire-of-ex-aws-executive-who-had-faced-probe

I heard rumors that management overseeing the products in the 7U3 debacle just got more responsibility and power? If true, I guest the buck stops way, way, way over there!

I am surprised at how absolutely sure they are that everything will be fine if they replace an experienced and talented person with someone who has almost no experience and literally does not know what he is doing. Of course everything is going... — read more 

We just lost a team member who got another job but was willing to stay if VMware matched the offer. They refused. I tried to talk to my manager and explain that losing her will affect our project significantly, but he didn't care. This will possibly... — read more 

The only positive thing I can say about working at VMware is that it beats being unemployed with no health insurance. That's it. That's the only thing I could think of that is worse than working here. Sometimes I think that flipping burgers at... — read more 

It is not my intention to cause panic, I do not have any concrete and verified information, I am just questioning the rumors I have heard!!! Some of my colleagues are really convinced that it is possible that the company will stop giving severance... — read more 

Heard VMware will buy Forcepoint to enter into the security market to compete against PANW and Fortinet. Is that true?

But not in this company. For those who say that grass is nowhere much greener, I say that it certainly is. Not only are people paid more, have better benefits and less stress in other companies, but they can finally start enjoying their... — read more 

the math doesnt add up why would vmware need to do layoffs wouldnt talent retention be worth gold and layoffs seem the opposite during a time when people are leaving? not seeing the calculus

SVP of Global Support Karen Egan was in Broomfield colorado area last week and had secretive meetings at the Omni hotel nearby with other front-line tech support managers. What's THAT all about? Recent job reqs for tech support have all been in... — read more 

Post any information about potential or actual VMware layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

This is the company with the most toxic atmosphere I have worked in. The manager is only there to spread the bad vibes. That is not what we need and nor does the company. What can be fixed is the atmosphere. However, they don't seem to care enough to... — read more 

VMWARE continues to amuse its employees. If you received Alex Tosheff’s email, you will see. “Managers maybe included in the review of an employee’s request for accommodation as the scope of work..” This is a declared violation of HIPPA. I... — read more 

Without any doubt, the situation is getting worse in this company. That is why it is not surprising that everyone is demoralized and more active than ever in looking for new jobs. I just wonder when it all went downhill and could it have been... — read more 

However, what happens when this company needs talented people? How will it attract them then? I know a lot of people who turn their heads at the very mention of the name of this company. Perhaps the leadership needed to think things through... — read more 

I thought this year would be much better than the previous one but I was wrong. Chances are that this will be a completely different company next year. Unfortunately, not some better company but worse in every sense. I have no intention of wasting... — read more 

At a time when VMware is trying to transform itself with new products and is being spun off from Dell the list of executives who have left this year is growing. There is no better way to signal your confidence in the future than voting with your... — read more 

And so it begins. Will be interesting to see how many employees comply with the December 8 deadline, and how many will simply leave. I'm not anti-tax, but am anti-mandate, and would like to see enough take a stand that it rattles Palo Alto to the... — read more 

Does anybody know what happens when you submit your two weeks notice? Are you expected to work for the remaining two weeks or are you told not to come in from that point on? I'm about to change companies and I'm trying to figure out how to organize... — read more 

Layoffs at VMware never stop. It's an ongoing process and if you're looking for job security you need to start looking somewhere else.

VMware rarely lays off just 15 employees. Something tells me another much bigger round could be coming our way if not this week, then the next. Unless I'm wrong and small-scale layoffs have been happening for a while now without me noticing, which I... — read more 

Surprised nothing about layoffs today. It sounds like the a number of people under WW bookings were laid off today.

Talks started of the Jan’22 layoff cycle. SEBU and EUC changes on the horizon.

The Any App, Any User, Any Device tagline is total BS when the employees have to deal with so many MSFT dependencies, InfoSec roadblocks, and tools that just don't work. This company has no business telling others how to deliver apps and... — read more 

I am looking for a new job and I have sent many applications. I believe I will be able to get out of here by the end of the month. I hope so. _ This time I applied to companies where I would really like to work unlike when I applied here and I... — read more 

Then all the managers - from the lowest to the highest level - are positively shocked when most of the employees are satisfied with doing the bare minimum. If you want your employees to give a damn, then you need to treat them better. For so many of... — read more 

If I fail to find a job within the next month, even though it’s not a good idea, I’m thinking of giving notice anyways. It has become really unbearable here. I'm wondering, if someone came who really knew how and wanted to fix this company so... — read more 

This is the biggest problem with the customer experience that the execs can't seem to grasp (or they just don't care): Customer needs help on a timeframe of minutes or hours Support works on a timeframe of days or weeks Product Engineering works on... — read more