Workday reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(611 total reviews)
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Aneel Bhusri

66% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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3.0
Oct 22, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay, Great benefit, Work/Life Balance is good so far, some people are helpful

Cons

Workday portrays themselves as having a good culture but I find that to be deceptive. Some people are helpful and some people will completely ignore your pleas for help. It's hit or miss honestly. Thats definitely what I was sold during the interview process. Also, diversity is an issue when it comes to African Americans. They have hired a new diversity officer but that just appears to be a ploy to get a higher rating on the various best places to work lists out there. There has been an increase in the hiring of people of color, but again, that just appears to be a ploy to look more attractive on the best places to work list. All in all, I would still recommend Workday to friends.

1.0
Sep 23, 2018

Great company culture outside of Salt Lake

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay, benefits, and company core values.

Cons

Senior Management in Salt Lake City.

2.0
Aug 30, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

- Unlimited PTO policy. Easy for engineers to take at least 5-6 weeks off a year. - Dog friendly office. - Easy to coast by and collect paychecks. - Close to Pleasanton BART. - Most teams allow engineers to work from home once a week. Workday is a great place to work if you live in the East Bay and value work/life balance highly. Perfect for people with families that want an easy workload and lots of PTO. Never felt stressed to deliver on a deadline. Easy to get stuck here since you barely feel like it's work.

Cons

- Abysmally low pay / salary compared to other tech companies in the Bay. - Lack of motivated engineers due to low pay. - Proprietary coding language not transferrable to other companies. - Promotion is mostly based on tenure, not accomplishment/talent. - Located in Pleasanton. - Snacks/drinks are of the cheapest quality, and often run out. If you're an engineer that aspires to leave Workday eventually, avoid at all costs. Working in a proprietary language 9-5 will severely diminish coding skills that other companies actually care about. Nowadays there's a serious lack of drive when comparing engineers at Workday to other companies. Great engineers have been leaving in droves since last year. Good luck escaping when you've been pigeonholed into your role.

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