Workday reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

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Aneel Bhusri

66% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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3.0
Apr 26, 2018
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Pros

Some really smart people 401k matching RSU Stocks Free stocks and drinks

Cons

Management is deceptive; they will say one thing to your face, but their actions show otherwise. They ask you to be transparent with them, but they will use the information you give them to their advantage (ie. if they know you will eventually be moving on from Workday, they will not give you any raises or compensation for your past year's review even though an annual review is based on past year's performance and not what you will be doing in the future). DO NOT tell management anything regarding your future plans. Some workers on certain teams are incompetent and lazy. Will take long vacations and knowing that their vacation date is coming up, will delay their work and not finish because they know someone else will pick up their slack. Some will always wait until the end of sprints to log bugs or start work so that they can pretend that they were super busy the whole sprint; therefore, the need to roll over stories. People are being hired just because they are related to someone who already works here or is someone's friend. For example, the qualification for a QA Engineer job here is at least 5 years minimum in QA. In the QA industry, if you have actually been working for 5 years, you would know what TDD or BDD or other commonly used QA terms mean. I have seen QAs in meetings ask what TDD or BDD mean and have asked for explanations. This tells me that they probably got the job through a family/friend and/or faked their resume to get the job. Annual raises is based on how much you suck up to management, and how much they like you. Even if you do all your work and take everything they dump on you, if management doesn't like you, your raises won't be as high as someone who did less work but is a friend of management. People using all sorts of excuses on a regular basis to work from home or not come in to work. Here are a few that I've seen: -It's hard to turn my steering wheel, I'll be wfh -I need to stay home for a package or go home to sign for a package -I need to go feed my dog/cat -I have a haircut appointment today, i'll be wfh -Traffic is heavy right now, i'll be wfh The best place to work for award? That's total bull. It's what management sends out to their employees every year and asking them to fill out. Of course most employees will always give the company they work for a super high rating.

2.0
Apr 17, 2018

Workday is smoke and mirrors

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great benefits, decent compensation, strong senior leadership

Cons

The negative reviews are right. I know you’re thinking “its a top place to work.” But those numbers are skewed. Don’t be fooled like me. Wday sends those surveys to employees they expect will rate them favorably. Here’s more truth: 1. Nepotism is real here and there’s no plans to stop it. 2. “Its not what you know, its who you know. Hard work gets you no where, sucking up and strong relationships do..”- Workday Proverb 3. Backstabbing/Political Culture. The comments of blacklisting, HR turning on you and career suicide are true 4. This is not a place to “grow” your career if that’s what you want pick a different company. This is a place to build skills and move on.

5.0
Mar 21, 2018
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Pros

*Workday Inc*  I absolutely love Workday and our core values; employees, customers, integrity, innovation, and fun. How many companies have fun as a core value??  Aneel, Dave, Robyn, Ashley, Chano, Diana and Petros are outstanding business leaders.  Our technology is the best on the market and our customers love it. *Workday Dublin*  The office space is really nice and the location is perfect.  Senior Leadership are really accessible, and they visit Dublin regularly, inc Aneel, our CEO.  Everyone is treated equally; we have a ‘first come, first served’ attitude.  The snack programme is really good and the roof-top garden is beautiful.  Fitness programme great and the shower room is really handy.  The Dublin parties are so much fun. *CSD Team*  CSD Management team have a great ability to hire incredible people.  The current CSD team are some of the smartest people I have ever worked with.  I don’t think I have once experienced ‘Sunday fear’ and I have a laugh every day.  Employees come from across Europe and each bring something different. Diversity is so important to us. *How we work*  I love that I am given the freedom/opportunity to get involved in other projects.  Management are supportive and allow us to work independently.  Individuality is encouraged, I feel like I can be myself at work.  We work hard, which can be stressful. If you like a challenge, then you’ll love it.

Cons

 Naturally, hyper-growth presents challenges. That’s normal for any organization.  Targets can be high, but that’s sales in general (not specific to Workday).  Given how hard the team work and the increasing workload - the salary is lower than expected. (everyone complains about pay - not specific to Workday).

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