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Information Security Analyst - werkgeversreview Information Security Analyst bij VMware

3,0
10 sep 2015
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Pluspunten

Very young workplace, almost everyone is recent college grads. Very fun, and CEO John Marshall kept it super fun ever since startup mode to being bought out by VMware. Most employees will do work that's very complex and senior level and have a chance to gain important skills. This is not a place to work at if you are skilled, rather it's a place where you work to develop skills. Once you have the skills, you leave AirWatch and double your salary somewhere else. Also, take advantage of the VMware name on your resume.

Minpunten

Internal employees are not valued and trained. The VMware acquisition was a cluster with poor management directives, especially on the DC Ops / Infosec side of the business. Information Security was seen as your typical 'check the checkbox' type of initiative, instead of a business initiative. Upper management treated infosec as a hinderance to business and more of a 'how do we make money off of this' model, instead of let's change our culture approach. Being underpaid was fine (as I was out to soak in skills) , but when your work isn't valued around by the business, you lose motivation quickly. There are lots of faults in every layer of management, but if executive management doesn't shift their current culture, the information security department will cease to exist. Maybe the culture will change once all the AirWatch executives are gone and replaced by VMware appointed executives. Skills that were worth $100-120k / year were being done by guys making less than $50k. No sane security professional will ever do the job at that rate ever again, especially considering the complexity of the projects.

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5,0
24 apr 2025
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Pluspunten

Great manager, fabulous team and company.

Minpunten

We got laid off due to a company acquisition.

5,0
24 jun 2019
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Pluspunten

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.

Minpunten

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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