Growing pains - Presales Workday Employee Review

3.0
Jun 23, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent product based on modern technology. True SaaS delivery model that eliminates the effort of costly upgrades and enables customers to be on the latest release. Visionary C level management however seems disconnected from the field.

Cons

Lack of understanding of local markets outside of US. Senior Management in California live in a "bubble" and have little appreciation of the field. Employees in regions that don't meet their quotas are underpaid compared to Oracle and SAP. The stock price has been lagging to compensate for the difference. Administrative processes are becoming a burden and it is hard to get things done so agility is negatively impacted. There is a clique of employees who joined the company early and they make the majority of decisions like promotions etc outside of the formal process.

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Pros

Work life balance is very good

Cons

Too much org level changes

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Workday Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience at Workday. We're delighted to know that you've been making the most of your time with us and have been benefiting from a good work-life balance. This feedback is incredibly valuable as it helps us provide an even better working experience and benefits for our Workmates.
2.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

Great culture at the peer to peer level. Excellent learning opportunities, good benefits and great name for resume.

Cons

Pretend to be transparent but a lot of smoke & mirrors. Significant cuts to comp plans & commissions that resulted in challenging pay cuts. While salaries were not reduced the OTE is no longer achievable and it’s a difference of thousands monthly, can’t even sell stock because it’s tanked. That being said, we’re disappointed in comp and stock but grateful to be employed because It’s no longer a matter of if you’ll be laid off but when.

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Workday Response
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Thank you for being so candid. We view such concerns with high importance and would appreciate the chance to understand more about your experience. If there is additional feedback you want to provide, contact the People & Purpose team or explore other channels like our weekly Peakon survey questions, our Employee Relations mailer (employee.relations@workday.com), and our SpeakUp reporting hotline where concerns can be raised anonymously.
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