Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 5,002 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at WD to a friend and 63% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about WD have been left by employees working as Intern , Intern - Hourly and Test Engineer .

Does WD pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, WD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at WD. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at WD?

69% of WD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated WD 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at WD?

Staff Engineer (216) , Senior Engineer (180) , Principal Engineer (152) , Engineer (151) , Software Engineer (111) , Firmware Engineer (107) , Senior Software Engineer (80) , Intern (79) , Technologist (64) , Director (51) , Senior Manager (49) , Test Engineer (44) , Manager (43) , Senior Firmware Engineer (36) , Internship (34)

What are the pros of working at WD according to real employee reviews?

"Very flexible and good work/life balance." ((in 376 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 295 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 225 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 202 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 133 reviews))

What are the cons of working at WD according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 206 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 135 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 34 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((in 33 reviews))

What are employees saying about WD layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about WD layoffs and their outlook for job security at WD in 2026.

What are the top reviewed WD locations?

San Jose , Irvine , Milpitas , Fremont , Rochester , Longmont , Mountain View , Lake Forest , New York , Newark , San Francisco , Colorado Springs , Israel , Houston , Los Angeles , Salt Lake City , Boulder , Washington , Boston , Chandler , Austin , Orange , San Diego , Santa Clara , Atlanta , Long Beach , Seattle , Miami , Texas City , Santa Ana

WD reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(4,287 total reviews)

Irving Tan

75% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

WD has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,287 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Apr 25, 2017

Production Planner

Production planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technology and marketing demand trend is growing

Cons

people management is not good, information sharing is not open enough

3.0

Apr 23, 2017

Process integration

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting technology. Good fab with advanced equipments compared to many small fans in Bay Area. Located at north east corner of Silicon Valley, good for commuters from east sf bay

Cons

Politics among people and groups. No cafeteria with food. Dying industry with little chance of advancement. Pay is pretty bad for younger people.

4.0

Apr 19, 2017

Decent place to work

Firmware architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solid benefits and reasonable balance of hard work and ability to schedule time off. My last couple years there I was able to work from home quite a bit because I had a lot of autonomy scheduling how and when I got work done, so I could squeeze tasks that required physical presence into a couple days per week.

Cons

Didn't feel there was much care or value for me as a person with a desire to grow and learn. The company and management really just wanted me to keep turning the wheel on what I did--I was good at it, it was complex and unintuitive, and few others knew how to do what I did, so I got stuck in that role.

Viewing 3430 - 3432 of 4,287 Reviews

Jobs at WD

Photolithography Process Engineer

Director, Business Systems – Sourcing, Procurement, Spend Analytics (Source to Pay)

Senior Facilities Outsourced Vendor Analyst

Technician 4, Engineering - Swing Shift (M-F 2pm-10:30pm)

Wafer Manufacturing Process Technician - Night Shift (Sun-Tue & alternating Sat., 7pm-7:30am)

WD

WD reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Production Planner

Process integration

Decent place to work

Jobs at WD

WD reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Jobs at WD

WD reviews FAQs