Manager First, Political Company - Softwaere Engineer Workday Employee Review

1.0
Jul 10, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Unlimited PTO. Free slacks and drinks.

Cons

1. Employee first = Manager first since managers are also employees. Everything is controlled by your manager. eg. Compensation, promotio... You will never have a voice in this company. They have many tricky ways to force you to leave. 2. XpressO is a career tramp. It adds no value to your technical skills and no one in the industry cares about XO. New graduates, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stay away from Workday. I joined as a GW, and it is a nightmare for me in the last three years. 3. Politics is the "root" of this company. People complain a lot and it got worse and worse. Middle management is playing politics to bring friends and lay off those who they don't like. 4. Minorities are treated as trash. If your race is minorities, be careful. They will try everything to protect those dominant.

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Workday Response
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We’re sorry to hear about your experience. We would love an opportunity to learn more in order to address the concerns raised. Please feel free to reach out to us at employee.relations@workday.com.

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