Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,996 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 68% 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 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at WD?

68% 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 (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)

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

""Very flexible and good work/life balance."" ((in 364 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 300 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 225 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 214 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 205 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 133 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 52 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 33 reviews)); "workers don't share knowledge generously 3) They is no career growth in any aspect" ((in 32 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

68% would recommend to a friend

(4,285 total reviews)

Irving Tan

73% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Sep 1, 2024

Weak Leadership in Flash Business

Sr engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Individual contributors and 1st level managers care and want to help the company succeed.

Cons

Too many chefs in the kitchen. Weak leadership from Milpitas continue to drive the company to the ground. VPs and Sr Directors continue to make the wrong decisions and don’t really understand the business.

3.0

Aug 31, 2024

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Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sky is the limit if you have hunger to learn...

Cons

No benefits even if you have additional responsibilities and lead by example in the organization.

4.0

Aug 31, 2024

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Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work with decent pay and skilled people

Cons

With the time perks have been reduced a lot like outing, foreign trips for the team, some teams even have micro management

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