Workday reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,593 total reviews)
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Aneel Bhusri

65% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,593 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
1.0
Apr 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I’ve really yet to find one. I’ve been here for 6 months and let’s say the honeymoon phase never even started.

Cons

The culture is awful. Aneel coming back face a moment of hope and lifted spirits but the sales org culture it’s terrible. You arent anything more than a number on a piece of paper. They’re a payroll company who can’t even pay out commissions timely. High level leaders have no idea what the reality is within the orgs. They preach one thing and the actual actions are the opposite. I honestly feel like everything we have to do is more sales prevention than sales acceleration. The sales reps are only ever in it for themselves. Not the customer, not the business and not their team. I got a “buddy” who never even met with me (awesome welcome). I’ve worked in large and small companies and I’ve never experienced anything like this.

3.0
Nov 11, 2025

Burnout is rampant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Investing in AI—if that’s important to you.

Cons

Always pushing for more, faster, even when hitting numbers—to the point where a lot of people burn out and there’s no leadership accountability for it. No work/life balance. Backtracked hard on DEI once the Trump administration came in, perhaps because it’s pursuing gov’t contracts—not a good look.

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Workday Response
7mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback about our work environment. We’re committed to building a positive workplace culture and value your input. If you have specific suggestions or details to share, please don’t hesitate to contact our Employee Relations team at employee.relations@workday.com.
3.0
Nov 4, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Well there were many when I joined in 2017 - Aneel and Dave long gone.

Cons

- Culture has become bad - No clear vision, on which direction company wants to head

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Workday Response
8mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about our work environment. We strive to create a positive workplace culture and take your input seriously. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with specific information or suggestions via email at our Employee Relations mailer (employee.relations@workday.com).
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