Great culture with pains of a large company - Support Engineer Workday Employee Review

3.0
Feb 23, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture of kind and smart people. When it works it's a good place to grow your career and cooperation with others is super easy depending on the team. Compensation is good, stock has good value. Employee stock purchase program pretty much always turns a profit (~+15% income at least) Good work like balance if you choose. Can be a good place to stay for a long time career path in company permitting. If you are in a role with proprietary knowledge that the company needs you have strong negotiation power to get a raise with real threats to leave(other opportunities). That in conjunction with staying to get stock is excellent financially. Working in services(with customers) can give you a good position to lead installations at customer companies. Networking inside the company is highly encouraged and supported.

Cons

Performance reviews are more like a self review that neither the employee or manager knows how to do. If you want a promotion ask for it and make a plan or leave. Your work (team reliant) may give you non-marketable skills unless you're going to stay within the workday product. Your work may not be important in the long run due to decisions made by poor communication along the management chain. Always find out how you fit into the bigger picture and see if you and everyone else agrees with the value of your project. Promotions can be less merit based and more if people like you based which can be good depending on who you are. Also very opportunity based. People want to support you, but you can only really move if there are spots. Promotions are very much possible and everyone celebrates it, only if you make it happen.

Explore other reviews about Workday

3.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent engineering talent and knowledgeable coworkers. Strong engineering culture with high code quality standards. Modern technology stack and opportunities to work on large-scale enterprise software. Good work-life balance compared to many tech companies. Competitive compensation, benefits, and employee perks. Collaborative environment with supportive teammates. Opportunities to learn new technologies and grow technically. Stable development processes and mature SDLC practices. Strong emphasis on testing, code reviews, and software quality. Flexible work arrangements (depending on team).

Cons

Large organization means decision-making can be slow. Significant amount of process and bureaucracy before changes reach production. Cross-team dependencies can slow delivery. Career growth can depend on organizational priorities and manager support. Frequent reorganizations can shift priorities and disrupt long-term projects. Innovation may move slower than at smaller startups. Internal tools and processes can sometimes feel overly complex. Communication between teams can occasionally be inconsistent. Like much of the tech industry, the company has experienced layoffs, creating uncertainty for some employees. Promotions can take time and require navigating multiple approval levels.

1
avatar
Workday Response
2w
Thank you for your thoughtful review. We're aware that there's always room to grow, but at Workday, we take pride in our dedication to our Workmates and the 'employee first' ethos we've embedded since day one. We value your feedback as well as the praise you have provided in your review.
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All