Is Workday a good company to work for?

Workday has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 5,157 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 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?

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 (265) , 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 756 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 464 reviews)); "Well paid and good benefits" ((in 424 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 161 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 140 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 112 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

(4,590 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

65% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

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 4,590 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

2.0

Apr 23, 2025

Positive culture overshadowed by poor leadership in recent years

Sr. product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Excellent benefits and employee wellness programs - Intelligent, driven colleagues and collaborative teams - Opportunities to work on impactful, enterprise-level SaaS products - Strong culture of customer focus in earlier years - Flexible work options and inclusive initiatives

Cons

- Inconsistent management quality—some leaders are exceptional, others lack empathy and accountability - Shift in company values over time; more focus on executive optics than genuine employee and customer care - Favoritism and internal politics sometimes override fairness and merit - Poor handling of employee well-being in times of personal hardship - Leadership misalignment and lack of support can undermine team morale and trust

Workday Response

1y

Thank you for sharing your feedback. At Workday, we take all input positive or negative seriously as we work to maintain a supportive and inclusive environment. If you are open to discussing your experience in more detail, please contact our Employee Relations team at employee.relations@workday.com. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

2.0

Feb 10, 2025

Not the same company as it used to be

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will find amazing people that work there right away.

Cons

It's not the same company that it once was with Dave and Aneel. Although they say it, employees are not the main focus anymore. You need to be moving forward, even though promotions are harder and harder to get with the percentage decreasing each cycle or managers are instructed to manage you out.

Workday Response

1y

Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience at Workday with us. If you'd be willing, we’d like to hear more of your feedback. If you could kindly email employee.relations@workday.com - we look forward to hearing from you.

1.0

Oct 19, 2023

Workday is in trouble

Digital marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Workday has great products and the customers that are happy,

Cons

Workday is in a cut back / layoff mode, even though their financials are good. Workday employees are demoralized, especially in Digital Marketing. The Digital Marketing management team are poor leaders, don’t know what they are doing most of the time and do not have a clue on how to engage and motivate us employees. They have weak leadership skills and are more focused on looking good rather than being good. This will eventually catch up with them and hopefully the digital management team will be replaced.

Workday Response

2y

Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience at Workday with us. If you'd be willing, we’d like to hear more of your feedback. If you could kindly email employee.relations@workday.com - we look forward to hearing from you.

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