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      Workday

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      Workday reviews

      3.5

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (4,567 total reviews)
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      Aneel Bhusri

      61% approve of CEO

      42% positive business outlook

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      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 4,567 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
      Apr 1, 2012

      The IPO Train is full steam ahead..Hang on tight, or you might get run over

      Applications developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Next to Facebook, Workday's IPO is the most exciting in Silicon Valley. Cutting edge technology. The rate at which Workday can develop product is unbelievable, leaving our competition struggling to keep up. Vacation time was increased this year, and if the company hits its goals. Company meetings are fun, celebrities such as Captain Sully and Steve Young have attended in the past. We poke fun of our competition at the meetings,portraying SAP employees doing the goose step, and there is even art work of Larry Ellison being flushed a toilet at the company headquarters. Needless to say, product confidence is very high.

      Cons

      There is a lot of money at stake at Workday. Not only are the investments of our founders on the line, several millions of the famous Bay Area Tech funders and CEO's have there money wrapped up in Workday. As a result, things have tightened up. Salaries haven't been raised in years, and stock is being guarded tight. As it stands, the amount of work vs resources is stretched thin, and every overhead cost is scrutinized.

      3.0
      Nov 11, 2020

      Used to be wonderful, not so much anymore

      Senior product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      People, especially those that have been with Workday for a long time and embody the culture Workday is known for. These people are bright, humble, kind-hearted, and willing to go out of their way to help me be successful. I left Workday with many lifelong friendships and connections. Although it wasn't so much the case by the time I left given the size of the company, I had many opportunities to make significant impact on customers with the various products I led, either from scratch or enhanced. Being a PM at Workday for 6 years gave the kind of enterprise experience that many other companies value and seek. Despite my no longer being there, I am very grateful for my time at Workday.

      Cons

      Leadership quality, from front-line all the way up to the executive ranks, is sorely lacking. There was no clear product strategy/vision, priorities were constantly changing, and politics were rife. Workday grew too fast and brought in too many external folks that had significant responsibility/power but had no idea what Workday was about. What's worse was that they didn't trust nor respect their employees' input and experience. As a result, the culture Workday is so proud of is rapidly deteriorating. Many talented people are leaving for other opportunities.

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