Workday reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,564 total reviews)
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Aneel Bhusri

59% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,564 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
Aug 7, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

During my time here I had the opportunity to travel to my area and work with some great people on my team. The regional sales team I worked with were always super helpful and willing to talk to me and help me get comfortable in the role. All of the people I met outside of CSD were amazing and really showed a passion for what they do and the company. The company itself is really well run and has tremendous benefits and snack program that was great when you're pinching pennies and trying to save some money. Overall a great company

Cons

Buckle up gang... As you can infer from my title the management staff seems to be better trained in lifting heavy weights and flexing their so-called "muscles" than they are in the area of leading. There is this false hope that there will definitely be a spot for you after your 2 years, but not even the management can get a job anywhere else in the company. Like any good sales staff, you are a bunch of trained monkeys who make dials dials dials! Have fun with the power hour!!! Nothing motivates you more than a bunch of gym bros yelling power hour via slack. Additionally, there seemed to be very little constructive criticism until things get so bad that you are put on a performance plan. In summary, this place is filled with false promises that no one in there can keep and they are just looking to trap you for as long as they can until you get smart enough to bail. With all the tech companies in the area, I would highly recommend looking somewhere that may be able to back up their claims of having great success at moving up in the company after your time here. If you are unlucky enough to get a job there at least fight for some equal pay. Chances are that chump next to you is making 15 K more than you.

1.0
Jun 22, 2016

Workday takes blind eyes to awful teams

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome work/life balance. I work remotely most of the time and have a very flexible schedule. Also, have been able to take a lot of PTO :)

Cons

I wouldn't recommend Workday to friends, for the following reasons. 1. No 360 reviews of management My team started off great, but due to complications all my managers were removed and we got completely new ones from companies I didn't want to get managers from. These managers are awful and there is no way to give them feedback nor improvement. My managers don't even meet employees once every two weeks like they promised when they first joined. I've only meet mine when I scheduled an appointment. Over half of my entire team has left due to frustrations with management. If there was a 360 reviewing system, perhaps upper management would have been able to prevent all the departures. 2. Whatever fun you get at Workday you are paying for significantly in your salary At Workday, they use the excuse that you're being paid lower than market value for the "fun" environment. Not all teams are fun at Workday, so it sucks to be on a team that is mediocre at best in terms of happy work environment and then to be paid lower for it, even if you are a pro at what you do. 3. Sexism I had to add this in, since the only critique my manager gave me during our company's feedback cycle was that I needed to smile more. There's nothing wrong with being quiet and serious; it's only wrong when you stand out as the only female in the room. Obviously there is going to be worse places than Workday, but I still believe the 1 star is justified since I was not given at all what I was promised and yet somehow got a 15k salary cut compared to market value.

1.0
Dec 31, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance. Parking lots are empty on Fridays because everyone is “WFH”. Just a long weekend for most.

Cons

Be very afraid of upper management. This is a new company, not like the days when you could talk to Dave. Culture has changed. They don’t care about their employees anymore. Letting people go before the holidays with just days before their insurance ends. How bad is that?

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