Is Workday a good company to work for?

Workday has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 5,166 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 58% of employees would recommend working at Workday to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Workday have been left by employees working as Solution Consultant , Sales Development Representative (SDR) and Intern .

Does Workday pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Workday employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Workday. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Workday?

58% of Workday employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Workday 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Workday?

Software Engineer (265) , Account Executive (231) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Product Manager (96) , Software Development Engineer (80) , Consultant (67) , Manager (59) , Director (49) , Senior Consultant (49) , Software Applications Engineer (48) , Sales (46) , Corporate Sales Development (44) , Customer Success Manager (37) , Program Manager (37) , Senior Product Manager (37)

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

"The culture is great and from day one you can tell you are cared about as an individual." ((in 747 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 463 reviews)); "Benefits are great and competitive." ((in 410 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 369 reviews)); "Pay and time everything is good" ((in 168 reviews))

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

"up' it is sad to see a company that is so great be tainted by poor management." ((in 147 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 142 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 115 reviews)); "As an induvial its incredibility difficult to be noticed and now in 2022, they had many layoffs." ((in 75 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 35 reviews))

What are employees saying about Workday layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Workday layoffs and their outlook for job security at Workday in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Workday locations?

Pleasanton , San Francisco , Salt Lake City , Atlanta , Chicago , New York , Boulder , Boston , Austin , San Jose , Dallas , Washington , Denver , Los Angeles , Seattle , San Diego , Dublin , Palo Alto , Philadelphia , Minneapolis , Nashville , Irvine , Santa Clara , McLean , San Mateo , Houston , Tampa , Mason , Beaverton , Orlando

Workday reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(4,599 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

66% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,599 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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

3.0

Aug 14, 2018

Implementation Strategy Enablement Professional

Implementation strategy enablement professional

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Flexibility to work from anywhere, including from home * 401K Matching * Great working culture * Smart colleagues * Opportunity to influence the future product roadmap of the company * Amazing CEO

Cons

* Managers are not necessarily good leaders here. Some of them only care about pursuing their own goals, instead of focusing on their direct reports' well-being (helping you achieve your target utilization, bonus, etc). * Promotion path is not well defined (almost non-existent) - people who got promoted typically have close relationships with upper managements. It's about who you know and how well you click with the individuals who can promote you.

3.0

Aug 13, 2018

Great work-life balance / salary but not the place to propel your career (in Europe)

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance Decent salaries Friendly colleagues overall High growth company with positive brand

Cons

Some cons: - (more and more) hierarchical - No dynamic career evolution (up or transversal) with unclear goals for progression - Hiring many industry veterans that seem to bring more bureaucracy than actual results

1.0

Aug 9, 2018

Going downhill...Lot's of organization changes that aren't great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy commute, free bagels, lower levels employees are strong,dedicated people just trying to get stability for their familes in the East Bay

Cons

Not a place for a women in tech to advance or be treated respectfully. Seeing this problem in Services, Sales, Dev, BT, etc. Toxic middle management With the change away from reviews, no more mandatory feedback from management which means most in the org are running blind to the expectations of their jobs, this is directly impacting your ability to be promoted. With the number of reorgs happening, it's hard to keep track of who you can work with to accomplish your job. This company places a lot of emphasis on culture, but it's a buzz word and not something engrained any longer.

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