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 362 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 302 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 226 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 197 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 136 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 133 reviews)); "Losing good people through frequent layoffs" ((in 84 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 50 reviews)); "Long hours and not paid overtime" ((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

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 4,286 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Aug 7, 2016

A stagnant environment in a sunset industry

Firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, decent pay, and a culture with professional collaboration. Decent opportunities for horizontal movements.

Cons

Industry is stagnant and knowledge gained on HDDs will likely be worthless in the future. Company takes cost-cutting shortcuts and lays off hard working, reliable people to save money in the short term.

1.0

Aug 6, 2016

Don't ever consider working here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice location if you work in Irvine office and brand new office building if you work in the finance/ marketing/ sales department in San Jose. Other than that, nothing's better compared to other companies.

Cons

- Compensation is 20% lower than the market average - Bad health insurance and benefit plan - Selfish management team always put their own interests first and lay off lots of lots of knowledgeable and great long-term employees - More than $15B of debt with 10%+ interest rate when the revenue is dropping year over year. -A company with no future for people with knowledge and skill set. - A company with great potential for people like playing political card in the buracracy environment.

2.0

Aug 1, 2016

Abandon this ship at all costs!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay for school and constant training classes. Starbucks coffee and good teas to drink. Relaxed dress code to wear shorts and flip flops. Game room with tvs, ppong table and pool as well as quite rooms to nap.

Cons

No room to grow. Salary increased very slowly. Management heavy which makes advancing next to nothing.

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