Is Workday a good company to work for?

Workday has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 5,174 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 3.8 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 (266) , Account Executive (231) , Product Manager (97) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Software Development Engineer (80) , Consultant (67) , Manager (59) , 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 755 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 486 reviews)); "Benefits are great and plentiful." ((in 412 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 363 reviews)); "Pay and time everything is good" ((in 173 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 153 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 141 reviews)); "Constant changes and layoffs" ((in 73 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 34 reviews)); "The upper management has been disorganized." ((in 30 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

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3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,605 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

66% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,605 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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

3.0

Oct 14, 2021

Good work culture, not much else

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good work culture, they care about employees wellbeing Friendly & helpful people Good executive leadership & vision for the company

Cons

Low compensation Not much upward mobility (limited by years at company/in industry) Not allowed to go remote Large codebase with code written by developers who left years ago

3.0

Sep 16, 2021

Workday once offered a wealth of opportunities, but with recent growing pains this vision is being challenged

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

An upbeat culture makes workday an enjoyable place to work . Working hours are on the shorter end, with few people working more than 9-5.

Cons

Management can be a bit overzealous at times. Working as a consultant, we are constantly challenged with providing the best customer service possible, which is wonderful… until the budget gets brought up. Going above and beyond for customers by providing adequate support is often challenged by management when “budget” is a factor. As a salaried employee, I feel that anytime I offer beyond my 40hr a week obligation should be at my discretion, but leaders with bonus driven agendas seem to disagree

3.0

Sep 9, 2021

Struggling to find its way…

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable, well known brand. Makes a strong effort to invest in employee happiness, diversity.

Cons

No strategy, disengaged executive leadership, passive aggressive culture

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