Is Workday a good company to work for?

Workday has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 5,169 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 58% 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?

58% 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 (266) , Account Executive (231) , Product Manager (97) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Software Development Engineer (80) , Consultant (67) , Manager (59) , 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 742 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 461 reviews)); "Benefits are great and plentiful." ((in 414 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 365 reviews)); "Pay and time everything is good" ((in 175 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 144 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 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

58% would recommend to a friend

(613 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

66% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

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1.0

Dec 23, 2025

Used to be great, new C suite destroyed it

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, decent flexibility in work hours

Cons

Entire message WD presents to the world is a cover. The company is struggling. The new CEO and CFO have absolutely destroyed the company. They are very up front with the fact employees have no value and they are going to replace them with the cheapest alternative. The constant threat of layoffs and centralizing of decision making has destroyed the culture and the innovation WD thrives on to survive. The new AI products are all just ideas with no practicality, most of what they have in the market are higher-priced, watered down versions of what other companies are already doing. They say they want everyone to use AI in their jobs but with them going so far down market for talent, a lot of people struggle with not just AI but basic business skills. The company used to take care of it's employees so they can make WD the best company out there. Now they don't want WD to be the best, they want it to be the cheapest so C and Z can hit their payouts then jump ship leaving the carcass of a once great company rotting in the gutter.

Workday Response

6mo

Thank you for sharing your feedback. At Workday, we take all input both positive and constructive seriously as we aim to create a welcoming and supportive environment for every employee. We’d appreciate the opportunity to learn more about your experience and explore how we can improve. Please feel free to reach out to our Employee Relations team at employee.relations@workday.com to discuss further. Thank you again for bringing this to our attention, we will do our best to address any concerns you may have.

3.0

Dec 23, 2025

Fight for pay

Senior recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, innovative thinking, great co workers

Cons

Salary falls behind every year, due to ranges being updated but increases not matching

Workday Response

6mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback; we truly value it. We're delighted to note the positive aspects you've mentioned. Your honesty and openness contribute significantly to making Workday a workplace we're proud of.

3.0

Dec 16, 2025

Decreasing engineering

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Still chill in some orgs that are not XO.

Cons

Unfortunately the engineering is undervalued in this company, you could tell it’s just a cost. No events, no meetups organized. No travel to meet your team if you’re remote. There’s stagnation in salaries and focus is on sales and marketing. Stock is not growing at all for past 4 years

Workday Response

7mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We have always strived to put our Workmates at the centre of everything we do. Because taking care of Workmates is one of our core values, this feedback is gratefully received. We appreciate it.

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