Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 5,002 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 63% 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 (49) , 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 359 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 233 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 201 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 135 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 207 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 140 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 49 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 33 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((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

69% would recommend to a friend

(780 total reviews)

Irving Tan

75% approve of CEO

63% 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

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4.0

Aug 15, 2013

So So company

Principal firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and bonus is ok, Hard working people get more pay.

Cons

work time is too long. Higher level Manager doesn't respect the employee.

1.0

Jul 31, 2013

A dying company, about to collapse

Senior principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good salary, easy work style. good life. It is a very established industry, every area has been researched thoroughly. Therefore any inquiring mind has a lot to learn. The knowledge accumulation can be rapid, especially for new comers.

Cons

hard drive industry is being replaced by solid state drive business. the ship is sinking. WD and HGST merge is a sign of further shrinking of this business. Because HGST produces better hard drives than the original WD, the WD Fremont site is about to close within 6 months. There have been many waves of large-scale lay-off since 2012 (on Fremont site and San Jose site of WD), and many engineers left for better opportunities. The remaining engineers are here waiting for their packages. Some groups become empty, so there are occasionally some openings. The entire WD will shake in the next year. The Fremont site will close in 6 months for sure. The reason is on the area of magnetic head, WD Fremont is far behind HGST and vendors (Headway). The ship is sinking and there is no career chance for anyone.

4.0

Jul 14, 2013

Experience for working at WD

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Usually, was able to get a good bonus when the company made a lot of money. However, the bonus also depends on the individual performance

Cons

WD is really not a nice company for employees. WD is very poor for its employees.

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