Decent pay, scrambling management, ok benefits - Principal Hardware Engineer WD Employee Review

3.0
Jun 4, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent pay. OK benefits. Plenty of good engineers and engineering work to be done.

Cons

Management keeps all of engineering running even when there are.slow periods, so there's a lot of cancelled projects and wasted effort, when there could be a culture of doing things extremely well. Benefits are ok, considering all benefits around are getting worse.

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5.0
Jun 26, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The company has a good culture, with hard-working and smart employees.

Cons

The salary may be relatively low, with limited room for growth.

4.0
Jun 30, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- The company itself is doing well financially, allowing departments to take on bigger projects - Great work-life balance culture and unlimited PTO that actually allows for generate usage - Casual culture that encourages collaboration - Non-salary benefits are strong, with even lower-level employees benefiting from the stock purchase plan

Cons

- Despite its strong position, the company does trim headcount for the sake of efficiency - Work ethic seems complacent, but is offset by company's strong financial standing - Management can be cut-throat, but strong performers usually do well - Salaries are below market rate

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