Workday reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,591 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 4,591 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
4.0
Jul 21, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, flex model, pay, and people.

Cons

Half of the promotions go to external hires and moving up is extremely difficult.

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Workday Response
11mo
Thank you for your feedback, Workmate. To address your concerns about internal opportunities, please speak with your manager. We pride ourselves on providing these internal opportunities and would like to learn more. For anonymous reporting, use our Peakon survey, email Employee Relations mailer (employee.relations@workday.com), or call our SpeakUp hotline.
3.0
Jul 21, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, Great people and good culture

Cons

Not very performance oriented, limited growth opportunities, many employees have been around for 10+ years

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Workday Response
11mo
Thank you for your thoughtful review. We're aware that there's always room to grow, but at Workday, we take pride in our dedication to our Workmates and the 'employee first' ethos we've embedded since day one. We value your feedback as well as the praise you have provided in your review.
3.0
Jul 21, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company provides great benefits and pay

Cons

No longer stable, the company culture has changed and it’s no longer employee focused. Jobs have been outsourced overseas therefore there are not that many growth opportunities in the US.

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Workday Response
11mo
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.
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