Is Workday a good company to work for?

Workday has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 5,158 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 59% 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 Value Manager , Solution Consultant and Sales Development Representative (SDR) .

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?

59% 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 (264) , Account Executive (231) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Product Manager (96) , Software Development Engineer (80) , Consultant (67) , Manager (58) , 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 744 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 471 reviews)); "Benefits are great and competitive." ((in 402 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 368 reviews)); "pay and boss are good" ((in 167 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 150 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 145 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 114 reviews)); "As an induvial its incredibility difficult to be noticed and now in 2022, they had many layoffs." ((in 74 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 33 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

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,591 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

65% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,591 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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5K reviews

5.0

Apr 10, 2017

Sales - great company, great culture

Enterprise sales analyst

Recommend

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Pros

really nice people in all departments. Even though it the headcount is growing incredibly, everything works well. Relaxed people, very good work-life balance. More informal compared to other tech companies. Managers really human. And... the product is AMAZING. In sales, you will really believe you are selling paradise to companies that use archaic systems.

Cons

there may be a bit less perks than other companies. But this never really felt as a problem

4.0

Apr 9, 2017

Investing in the future - a great place to work today

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Amazing level of career investment provided to employees - you have to take advantage of what is offered, but even required training is solid. Not that it's perfect, but a big focus on solving problems and not attacking people internally - this will be the challenge as the company continues to grow. Big focus remains on the core values that got Workday over $1B, and as much as there is room for improvement, I've seen senior managers working to live out those values in their groups.

Cons

Not a 1000 person company any more - which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but corporate communications could probably use some work so that things don't feel so Pleasanton-focused. Definitely feeling the challenges of battling bureaucracy and that has to be followed through with in order to keep both internal morale and customer satisfaction in the right place.

3.0

Apr 9, 2017

Workday

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Co-workers are passionate. Everyone enjoys team work if you aren't in sales it's amazing . Average to above pay for the space.

Cons

Management lives in a bubble disconnected from the current state. The value prop went out the door when Dave pulled away. A true shame.

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