It’s like going to a bad manager convention - every. single. day. - Developer Workday Employee Review

1.0
Jan 25, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Unlimited peanut M & Ms.

Cons

It’s hard to know where to begin. I can sum it this way. If you get inspired to do something that you think will help the business because you see friction in a process or an inefficiency, just forget it. Honestly, it’s not worth the effort unless you’re favored by management. It is utterly demoralizing to have this experience at a company that is losing money every quarter. Everyone is in denial about the lack of profitability, but somehow all will be solved when WD breathes the “rarefied air” of a $10 billion valuation. Go for it, just don’t expect to keep your best place to work designation with how you’re going about it.

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Cons

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Workday Response
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Thank you for your review. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience working at Workday. Our goal is to create an open and diverse culture at Workday and we value feedback like this as we strive to become an even better company for our Workmates!
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Great people, benefits, culture, and pay. Lots of "workmates" with long tenures (10+ years). I truly wanted to retire from Workday!

Cons

Leadership changes freaked a lot of people out. Things felt unstable within the org for the last year (2025). The culture shifted from one that focused on employee growth to adopt all AI at all costs, and do it yesterday! It was extremely stressful to learn so much, so quickly, and create your own use cases and custom workflows - then to ultimately be laid off despite significant contributions.

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Thank you for your valuable input. At Workday, we pride ourselves on fostering a transparent workplace, maintaining the highest ethical standards, and promoting innovation. It's heartening to hear about your positive journey as a Workmate. We continue to be committed to delivering exceptional experiences for our Workmates.
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