Is Workday a good company to work for?

Workday has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 5,160 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 59% of employees would recommend working at Workday to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Workday have been left by employees working as Solution Consultant , Sales Development Representative (SDR) and Intern .

Does Workday pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Workday employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Workday. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Workday?

59% of Workday employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Workday 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Workday?

Software Engineer (265) , Account Executive (231) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Product Manager (96) , Software Development Engineer (80) , Consultant (67) , Manager (58) , Director (49) , Senior Consultant (49) , Software Applications Engineer (48) , Sales (46) , Corporate Sales Development (44) , Customer Success Manager (37) , Program Manager (37) , Senior Product Manager (37)

What are the pros of working at Workday according to real employee reviews?

"The culture is great and from day one you can tell you are cared about as an individual." ((in 750 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 472 reviews)); "Benefits are great and competitive." ((in 406 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 385 reviews)); "pay and boss are good" ((in 166 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Workday according to real employee reviews?

"up' it is sad to see a company that is so great be tainted by poor management." ((in 148 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 141 reviews)); "As an induvial its incredibility difficult to be noticed and now in 2022, they had many layoffs." ((in 72 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 35 reviews)); "The upper management has been disorganized." ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about Workday layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Workday layoffs and their outlook for job security at Workday in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Workday locations?

Pleasanton , San Francisco , Salt Lake City , Atlanta , Chicago , New York , Boulder , Boston , Austin , San Jose , Dallas , Washington , Denver , Los Angeles , Seattle , San Diego , Dublin , Palo Alto , Philadelphia , Minneapolis , Nashville , Irvine , Santa Clara , McLean , San Mateo , Houston , Tampa , Mason , Beaverton , Orlando

Workday reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,593 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

65% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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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

2.0

May 20, 2025

An awesome company to work for to horrible company to work for

App developer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Once a great place—now lost to politics and poor leadership. Workday used to offer an excellent work-life balance, a genuine employee-first culture, and solid compensation (base + RSUs + bonus). Unfortunately, much of that has eroded. Internal politics now run unchecked, with toxic dev team leaders protected instead of held accountable. Senior management often avoids conflict resolution, acting more like messengers than leaders. The company feels increasingly misaligned—favoring dysfunction over collaboration. It’s disheartening to see such a promising workplace lose its core values. I'm out due to politics, will never return to this org.

Cons

A culture of politics over performance. My experience at Workday was marked by poor leadership accountability and a lack of effective conflict resolution. Toxic behavior among certain dev team leads was tolerated, if not rewarded, while management failed to intervene or foster a collaborative culture. Senior leaders often took a passive stance—acting more as messengers than problem-solvers—leaving high-performing teams vulnerable to internal sabotage. If you're someone who values transparency, fairness, and leadership that actually leads, tread carefully.

Workday Response

1y

Thank you for dedicating time to share your review. At Workday, your feedback is of utmost importance to us, and we're keen to delve deeper into your experience. Kindly reach out to us at employee.relations@workday.com. The Employee Relations team will be more than happy to look into your issue further.

4.0

May 20, 2025

Workday

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Excellent paying, even for associates

Cons

Heavy work culture, late nights are expected

Workday Response

1y

We truly appreciate you taking the time to offer your feedback. At our core, we believe in the importance of looking after our Workmates, and this remains a foundational value for us. Your perspectives are invaluable to us! Thank you.

4.0

May 19, 2025

Workday Swe

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is good

Cons

A lot of team changes

Workday Response

1y

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Caring for our Workmates is a core value that continues to guide us, and your input plays an important role in that. We sincerely appreciate your perspective.

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