Question 1

Is WD a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,993 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 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.

Question 2

Does WD pay their employees well?

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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.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at WD?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at WD?

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Staff Engineer (216), Senior Engineer (180), Principal Engineer (152), Engineer (151), Software Engineer (111), Firmware Engineer (106), Senior Software Engineer (80), Intern (79), Technologist (64), Director (51), Senior Manager (48), Test Engineer (44), Manager (43), Senior Firmware Engineer (36), Internship (34)

Question 5

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

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""Very flexible and good work/life balance."" ((in 367 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 303 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 223 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 200 reviews)); "Good pay and they are local" ((in 134 reviews))

Question 6

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

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"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 206 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 132 reviews)); "Losing good people through frequent layoffs" ((in 81 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 54 reviews)); "Low compensation growth and no stock growth." ((in 51 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about WD layoffs in 2026?

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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.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed WD locations?

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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

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