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 367 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 294 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 207 reviews)); "Good pay and they are local" ((in 131 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 201 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 135 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 52 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 36 reviews)); "Long hours and not paid overtime" ((in 35 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

1.0

Sep 23, 2008

Org structure is very bad.

Senior principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

H-1B, get GC very quick, and it is good place to apply green card, and company pay all the application fee. No other reason to work for this company. The orgnization of this company is very bad. The people spent 30% time on begging support from IT, and IT department in Fremont abuses their power without any limitation since them direct report to lake forest headquater.

Cons

too much office politics, and tough working environment. You can go to western digital if you want to accelate your aging. Almost every engineer has white hair. !!!!

1.0

Sep 8, 2008

Not a too bad place to work for Sr. levels, strongly not recommended for entry level.

senior principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has been very profitable and the management is focused on the right thing - profitability and makes the right business decisions.

Cons

Business sucess may have little to do with individual's. Very low pay and no raise for years. The bonus and benefit (401K) system is very unfair for low-pay employees. It may not be a too bad place to work for Sr. level people, but for entry level - strongly not recommended. The work environment is very bad and many employees are unhappy, yet little effort seems to have been put on it by the management.

2.0

Aug 23, 2008

Most employees are unhappy working here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of good and experienced people working there, even though they would probably be happier working someplace else. There is room for advancement if you are hardworking. Medical benefits are actually pretty good.

Cons

Very long hours, low employee morale. Unfair treatment of employees by management.

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Org structure is very bad.

Not a too bad place to work for Sr. levels, strongly not recommended for entry level.

Most employees are unhappy working here

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