Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,999 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 62% 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 360 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 299 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 230 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 213 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 210 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 142 reviews)); "Low compensation to engineers and needs improvement a lot" ((in 52 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 51 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

(4,285 total reviews)

Irving Tan

74% approve of CEO

62% 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 4,285 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

1.0

Apr 4, 2016

Application Technician

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent benefits, also 401k and stock options. not a lot of pros here. if you do, negotiate a high salary because you wont get a raise or promotion.

Cons

they do not promote from within, not honest with promotions or raises

4.0

Mar 31, 2016

Assistant Engineer

Assistant engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Have a good and healthy working enviroment .All the folks and team that i work together is amazing due to all work as dynamic and team work.

Cons

improved job performance for given time to train and acclimate to the company’s systems.And this will assist employer “Expect to take on more than what you were hired on for employee"

3.0

Mar 29, 2016

YMMV depending on manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexibility of advancement - Great co-workers - Friendly older engineers that are open to mentor younger engineers

Cons

- Experience at the company really depends on Managers - Advancement also depends on the managers, I was promised a promotion was on the horizon for two years that never materialized but a co-worked was promoted twice in the same time frame. - Nepotism is so strong at this company it is un-real. I saw a engineer get hired in because he was dating the bosses daughter. I also saw preferential promotions over actual performance because the person being promoted wife was besties with the manager.

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