Microcultures and growing pains as company scales - Anonymous employee Workday Employee Review

3.0
May 4, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work-life balance, very family-oriented. Solid benefits/perks (amazing by normal standards, but not quite up to the top companies in Silicon Valley).

Cons

Often unclear how promotion and reward decisions are made. As in most large companies, microcultures abound - some teams have better cultures than others. CEO and people directly below are great leaders, but next level down not so much. Strange demographics - 2 large groups: ex-PSFT (40s-50s in age, spent whole life in Ent SW), and recent college grads. If you don't fall into one of these categories, it may feel lonely. Cult-like culture around Dave Duffield and Workday. Not necessarily bad, but a little creepy.

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Workday Response
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