Workday reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(4,600 total reviews)
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Aneel Bhusri

66% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,600 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
3.0
Jan 28, 2026

Poor management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Work life balance -Good benefits

Cons

-No transparency -No clear direction -Too many middle layers -No Salary hike -Burnout is normalized

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Workday Response
5mo
Thank you for your thoughtful review. We recognize there is always room for improvement, but at Workday, we’re proud of our commitment to our Workmates and the 'employee first' mindset that has guided us from the beginning. We appreciate both your feedback and the recognition you shared in your review.
2.0
Jan 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and nice coworkers. Used to love working here.

Cons

Ever since Carol took over, he’s ran workday into the ground. He only cares about profit, acquisitions and AI. The core value of employees no longer applies now that Carl works here. There is no real strategy for the business. We’ve had multiple layoffs and they’ve gotten rid of critical roles and kept people whose roles are redundant simply because they have connections with higher ups. They’re silently removed diversity initiatives, cut back employee event budgets, rolled back benefits we used to have and became so cheap with everything.

1.0
Dec 23, 2025

Unreliable software.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I've yet to see them.

Cons

This software makes employee payroll problematic. There is no one to contact when your payments are not made, email or leave a message and it takes weeks to get it corrected.

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Workday Response
6mo
Firstly, thank you for sharing your experience with us. We will take this feedback internally to drive further improvements. Remember, you can also raise your concerns directly with your Manager or People & Purpose, or feel free to contact our Employee Relations mailer (employee.relations@workday.com), and our SpeakUp reporting hotline where concerns can be raised anonymously.
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