Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 5,001 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 (48) , 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 363 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 298 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 227 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 211 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 134 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 211 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 134 reviews)); "Constant restructuring and layoffs." ((in 79 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 52 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((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

(4,286 total reviews)

Irving Tan

75% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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WD has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,286 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).

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4K reviews

3.0

Nov 3, 2016

Re-organization hurt the short term

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learn a lot from the practical and challenge projects.

Cons

The short-term product cycles created the organization, rewarding matrix and culture. Full of uncertainty, so it is hard to plan the long term.

2.0

Nov 3, 2016

Not the best to place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

For the most part the people seem nice.

Cons

The benefits are terrible, you have to pay thousands out of your own pocket before they even kick in. The don't communicate very well on or for anything, The way they internally handled their most recent acquisition is incredibly sloppy. They messed up on job titles, integration the needed software applications to run the company, they have taken 90% of the perks away, and then want you to act as if it all runs smoothly

3.0

Nov 3, 2016

Laid off twice in 3.5 years

Principal firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not many to list. Only thing is decent compensation package but depending on profitability

Cons

High stress due to consumer electronics volatility, stock ups-and-downs, layoffs happened almost quarterly, not trying to keep valuable employees, etc.

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