Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,988 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 .

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 (110) , Firmware Engineer (105) , Intern (79) , Senior Software Engineer (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 378 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 224 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 209 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 204 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 131 reviews)); "Low compensation to engineers and needs improvement a lot" ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 50 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 34 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 WD locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Israel , Boulder , Washington , Colorado Springs , Rochester , Newark , New York , Salt Lake City

WD reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(4,278 total reviews)

Irving Tan

75% 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 4,278 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

2.0

May 25, 2010

It used to be OK, now trending down.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting technical aspects of work, if you work for good group. Employee stock option plan is also something that keeps a lot of engineers there.

Cons

Lack of parking. Employees get a lot of parking tickets. Cube sharing with two or more employees, that is if you get the cube. Noisy, especially in the lab, very difficult to concentrate. Meetings conducted in hallways. Place looks often dirty, toilets, break rooms, personal workspace. No good drinking water - only tap water - delivery became too expensive. Schedules are on purpose shortened to make you work weekends, sometimes for several months. Lack of respect/trust for employees.

2.0

May 20, 2010

Great business growth of overall company, but Malaysian manufacturing plant really lacks in employee welfare

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the largest employer in the country. Very good business growth, making one of the most financially stable firms in the industry. Good compensation for high performance. Employee stock options are a good investment Recently launched employee purchase program really benefits employees and makes us feel privileged to be part of the company.

Cons

Work hour policy for executive level is supposed to be flexible, but some conditions to it are still strict. Much due to the nature of being a manufacturing plant. Work-life imbalance due to the required working hours and production schedules. Lacks good facility planning, often seen by the constant relocation of departments and offices within current premise. Not much corporate responsibility activities which involves employees in the past few years, compared to US and Thailand sites. Doesn't encourage much interaction between employees outside the context of work. Work ethics are a bit too strong sometimes, creating a tense working environment. Coming into the plant feels like being cut off from the outside world, due to the lack of easy access to various media.

3.0

May 18, 2010

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company statys good financial health, at the expense of its employees health

Cons

Deadline driven.. given impossible deadlines to make you work nights and weekends

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