Workday reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,561 total reviews)
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Aneel Bhusri

59% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,561 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Workday 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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1.0
Aug 17, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- free snacks at corporate offices - unlimited time off - office dogs - women are treated as equals at all levels of the org

Cons

- if you land on the wrong team, life can be miserable - since they sell HR software there is a notion that no one needs to follow the rules - black mailing has happened on numerous occasions - team members and management are all for themselves and offer no support - the image they put on is a complete fasade - my manager is completely offensive. He has said ' I don't understand the Black Lives Matter movement, why isn't there a White Lives Matter movement?' - he has also said that ' no straight man would ever want to be alone with a gay man, it's just uncomforatable.' - in reaction to the Charlottesville protest, and the woman who got run over by a car ' she deserved to die because she wasn't invited there... she was a counter protester.' - additionally, he has said ' I don't understand why there are gay flags everywhere, I don't waive around straight white male flags and our life is equally as difficult as theirs.' - additionally, things have been said along the lines of pushing out equal marriage protestors at city Hall in red states, he said ' they should just stay where they are welcome, no one wants them here.' - when talking about gender equality in the workplace, he said he ' doesn't understand the big deal with Women in the workplace, life is way harder for men in the workplace because women get promoted for being women vs. being qualified.' - he has also talked about gun ownership, building a wall between the US and Mexico, and the me too movement.

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Workday Response
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We appreciate you taking the time to write this review, and we’re actively looking into your feedback. It’s concerning to hear about your experiences with your manager, as supporting diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture and core values. We will do everything in our power to address this, and if you are comfortable with it, we welcome any suggestions or additional feedback you’d like to share confidentially via employee.feedback@workday.com or directly with our Chief Diversity Officer, carin.taylor@workday.com.
1.0
Apr 29, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* The employee perks are very nice. * The compensation is competitive. * Work / life balance is good.

Cons

Here is what Workday supposedly stands for according to their website: "Our core values give us a framework for leadership and daily decisions, and help us enjoy our time at work." "Most fundamentally, people are the core of our business. Without them, we would not have a business. We hire the best and expect great accomplishments." "Every investment and decision we make has our customers in mind, and we pull out all stops to make the satisfaction of our customers paramount." "We say what we mean, and mean what we say. We stick to our commitments, treat everyone equitably, and communicate openly and honestly." Unfortunately, absolutely none of this is true. For one thing, there are way too many managers and they only seem to care about what they are told to do (from other managers). They don't take advice nor do they listen to the people that make the company go. The company has lost sight of what's important. It's only a matter of time before the internal failures start to break down causing degradation of customer satisfaction. This in turn will be what causes Workday's eventual demise. If you want to go to a place where your opinion doesn't matter. If you want to be at a place where you work your tail off without any recognition. If you are a YES SIR and YES MAM person. If you want to go to a place where the internal workings change from day to day and nobody seems to know what's right or wrong from day to day. If you enjoy finger pointing and blame. If you want to work under the bad management. If you enjoy being called out for mistakes and not being recognized for the things you do right. Then Workday IS the place for you! But if you want great leadership, people who listen and respect you and believe in team work, I'd recommend going somewhere else where they will actually appreciate you.

1.0
Feb 12, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Located in the east bay.

Cons

Workday prides themselves on core values. They say priority one is its employees. NOT TRUE. Workday is a company that only cares about itself. There is no communication or transparency from management. You are nothing but a number…. The culture that used to be employee and customer centric is gone.

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