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      Great place to grow technically, but corporate hurdles block career advancement - Software Development Engineer (SDE) Workday Employee Review

      4.0
      Apr 5, 2025
      Software development engineer (sde)
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      Pros

      - Strong engineering culture: Plenty of opportunities to learn, grow, and apply your technical skills. The tech stack is modern and there's a good level of engineering freedom. - Compensation is competitive: Includes RSUs, regular stock refreshers, and performance bonuses. - Flexible hybrid work model: You get a lot of freedom to manage your schedule, and there’s generally little to no micromanagement (with a few exceptions).

      Cons

      - Career advancement can be slow: The promotion process is heavily influenced by hierarchy and tenure, making it difficult to navigate. - Leadership avoids accountability: Decisions are often delayed or unclear, which can stall product momentum. Some past strategic missteps have had a larger negative impact than necessary, including during recent layoffs. - Overly corporate structure: Progress often requires multiple layers of approval, which can slow innovation and responsiveness.

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      Workday Response
      1y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about our work environment. We strive to create a positive workplace culture and take your input seriously. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with specific information or suggestions via email at our Employee Relations mailer (employee.relations@workday.com).

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      5.0
      Apr 18, 2026
      Senior functional consultant
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      Pros

      Excellent software makes it easy to support.

      Cons

      Focus on AI distracting from real work.

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      Workday Response
      2mo
      Thank you for your review, we appreciate you taking the time to share your experience at Workday. We're committed to fostering an open, inclusive culture, and feedback like yours helps us continue to grow and improve for all our Workmates.
      2.0
      Jun 24, 2026
      Customer success manager (csm)
      Recommend
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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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