Workday reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(4,599 total reviews)
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Aneel Bhusri

66% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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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1.0
Aug 7, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

During my time here I had the opportunity to travel to my area and work with some great people on my team. The regional sales team I worked with were always super helpful and willing to talk to me and help me get comfortable in the role. All of the people I met outside of CSD were amazing and really showed a passion for what they do and the company. The company itself is really well run and has tremendous benefits and snack program that was great when you're pinching pennies and trying to save some money. Overall a great company

Cons

Buckle up gang... As you can infer from my title the management staff seems to be better trained in lifting heavy weights and flexing their so-called "muscles" than they are in the area of leading. There is this false hope that there will definitely be a spot for you after your 2 years, but not even the management can get a job anywhere else in the company. Like any good sales staff, you are a bunch of trained monkeys who make dials dials dials! Have fun with the power hour!!! Nothing motivates you more than a bunch of gym bros yelling power hour via slack. Additionally, there seemed to be very little constructive criticism until things get so bad that you are put on a performance plan. In summary, this place is filled with false promises that no one in there can keep and they are just looking to trap you for as long as they can until you get smart enough to bail. With all the tech companies in the area, I would highly recommend looking somewhere that may be able to back up their claims of having great success at moving up in the company after your time here. If you are unlucky enough to get a job there at least fight for some equal pay. Chances are that chump next to you is making 15 K more than you.

3.0
Aug 6, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Workday is a great place to work, you can express yourself, get the tools you need to do your job and get training to chase your career goals. Fun parties, events and culture. Definitely solid. My manager and my sr. manager are not only my bosses, they're also my personal friends and I love them dearly.

Cons

Upper management does nothing but ignore the subject experts. Whether it's pushing for a project and insisting on unrealistic time frames or just downright ignoring the project engineer because the vendor is a potential customer. Pulling in "friends" who are ill-equiped or downright awful to manage at high levels. Nothing but butt kissing and ignoring their subordinates. The overall impression of the SMT in my org, is they don't give a damn about anyone who isn't a director or above. All we are are tools in their scheme to get that next raise. It's sickening. That and they declare organizational goals and then RADICALLY change them a month later. Nobody takes them seriously because they make it impossible to do so.

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