Is Workday a good company to work for?

Workday has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 5,151 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 42% 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 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Workday?

Software Engineer (262) , Account Executive (230) , 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 753 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 473 reviews)); "Benefits are great and plentiful." ((in 409 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 373 reviews)); "pay and boss are good" ((in 176 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 146 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 115 reviews)); "Constant changes and layoffs" ((in 71 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

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,584 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

62% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,584 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).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

2.0

Aug 3, 2016

The Culture Sucks

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You may get a decent manager, but umm, good luck.

Cons

-Culture: they pride themselves on culture and being a system of engagement, but that is a joke. The system is driven by customer's complaining and zero data. Product manager do not even use data driven decisions. -Middle management is terribly mean and jaded; they only manage upwards. -Your success is dependent upon one variable: how much you try to look like you work as opposed to being evaluated on your actual work.

4.0

Aug 3, 2016

A great company with a bright future and little politics

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I've been working at Workday for a while now, and it's been a very rewarding and pleasant experience. I've collaborated with many teams and worked on hundreds of projects. The people are great, friendly and always willing to help if they can.

Cons

Sometimes it feels like there are favorites within the organizations, and those are the ones that get the most recognition. Having to direct everything through the Workday application and through the various applications they use is a bit of a pain. Very little flexibility to work from home unless you're in sales or working in a remote home office.

5.0

Aug 2, 2016

Awesome

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great ride for almost a decade!

Cons

Not much to complain about

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