Question 1

Is Workday a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Workday has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 5,128 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).

Question 2

Does Workday pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Workday?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Workday?

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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)

Question 5

What are the pros of working at Workday according to real employee reviews?

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"The culture is great and from day one you can tell you are cared about as an individual." ((in 754 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 456 reviews)); "Benefits are great and competitive." ((in 416 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 364 reviews)); "pay and boss are good" ((in 165 reviews))

Question 6

What are the cons of working at Workday according to real employee reviews?

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"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 141 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 109 reviews)); "Recent layoffs" ((in 73 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 32 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Workday layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

What Workday locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Accepted Answer

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

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