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      Workday

      Engaged Employer

      Workday reviews

      3.5

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (4,596 total reviews)
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      Aneel Bhusri

      66% approve of CEO

      41% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,596 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
      Apr 23, 2025

      A struggling company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * Good location closing to BART station * Flexible 401K manangement under Fidelity * Free snacks

      Cons

      * The service is built on proprietary software and does not leverage open-source technologies. In particular, XO technology is only used within the Workday context, limiting opportunities for young developers to learn and grow with widely adopted tools. * The current CEO (Carl Eschenbach) lacks a clear vision for the company’s growth. His primary focus appears to be cost control and workforce reduction. While senior leadership frequently promotes the importance of AI, they lack a concrete strategy or understanding of where it can be meaningfully applied. * The company once fostered a developer-friendly culture, but that environment has deteriorated. Middle management has become increasingly political, using company-wide layoffs as a tool to eliminate internal competition.

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      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.
      2.0
      Apr 23, 2025

      Positive culture overshadowed by poor leadership in recent years

      Sr. product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Excellent benefits and employee wellness programs - Intelligent, driven colleagues and collaborative teams - Opportunities to work on impactful, enterprise-level SaaS products - Strong culture of customer focus in earlier years - Flexible work options and inclusive initiatives

      Cons

      - Inconsistent management quality—some leaders are exceptional, others lack empathy and accountability - Shift in company values over time; more focus on executive optics than genuine employee and customer care - Favoritism and internal politics sometimes override fairness and merit - Poor handling of employee well-being in times of personal hardship - Leadership misalignment and lack of support can undermine team morale and trust

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      Workday Response
      1y
      Thank you for sharing your feedback. At Workday, we take all input positive or negative seriously as we work to maintain a supportive and inclusive environment. If you are open to discussing your experience in more detail, please contact our Employee Relations team at employee.relations@workday.com. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
      5.0
      Apr 23, 2025

      Management, Support, Collaboration, Tools

      Senior account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - supportive and interested management - ability to bring in own ideas - good supportive functions - strong collab between teams - very good tool and equipment support - strong product and market position

      Cons

      - you need to be able to also work remotely

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      Workday Response
      1y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We have always strived to put our Workmates at the centre of everything we do. Because taking care of Workmates is one of our core values, this feedback is gratefully received. We appreciate it.
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