Is Workday a good company to work for?

Workday has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 5,129 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 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Workday. This rating has decreased by 5% 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 (262) , Account Executive (229) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Product Manager (95) , Software Development Engineer (79) , Consultant (67) , Manager (58) , Senior Consultant (49) , Software Applications Engineer (48) , Director (47) , Sales (46) , Corporate Sales Development (44) , Customer Success Manager (37) , Senior Product Manager (37) , Program Manager (36)

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 750 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 469 reviews)); "Benefits are great and plentiful." ((in 407 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 375 reviews)); "pay and boss are good" ((in 173 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 154 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 109 reviews)); "Recent layoffs are creating uncertainty" ((in 78 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 Workday locations have received the highest employee ratings?

San Mateo , Denver , Chicago , Nashville , Irvine , Tampa , Washington , Atlanta , Houston , Boston

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3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,563 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

59% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

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 4,563 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

4.0

Jun 5, 2013

Great company to be part of with loads of career opportunities in the long run

Csd

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Pros

-Great colleagues -Since the company is still 'small' you feel like you actually contribute to the companies success -A lot of exposure to other business units which can help you develop a career path -Everyone is all about 'work hard, play hard' - Many career possibilities in the long run

Cons

- Average salary - Limited career options short term - Limited training - Fast growing companies might not be for everyone

5.0

Jun 4, 2013

Exciting, discovering and building the future of ERP-Cloud.

Talent acquisition recruitment

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great to work for true ERP-could business - Winning business of the legacy SW enterprise - Start-up with intelligence, ambition and longterm vision - Great Leadership, greater employers.

Cons

- A start-up is not for everybody - short lines of communication and efficient lines can be difficult when not used to it. - Very senior people with a "can do" and "will win" mentality can be confrontational

3.0

May 23, 2013

Opportunity if you are in the "in" crowd

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is growing fast and gaining market share. Good ride while the other ERP companies struggle to get in the cloud.

Cons

Very cliquey, and if you are not Peoplesoft alumni, your career options are limited.

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