Workday reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,570 total reviews)
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Aneel Bhusri

61% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,570 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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1.0
Jun 7, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay checks are on time

Cons

Managers are allowed to treat their staff any way that want without repercussions. They can “lead” with fear and intimidation and go completely unchecked. If they are in good with Sr leadership then they become a force to be reckoned with. There is almost zero HR in the company and are only here to act as guards. I’m pretty sure it qualifies as mental abuse. Many top talent individuals have already left and more are on-the-fence and it really boils down to management. Not to mention, more people have taken leave of absences at this company than I have ever seen in my life and I think this is why.

3.0
Oct 22, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, Great benefit, Work/Life Balance is good so far, some people are helpful

Cons

Workday portrays themselves as having a good culture but I find that to be deceptive. Some people are helpful and some people will completely ignore your pleas for help. It's hit or miss honestly. Thats definitely what I was sold during the interview process. Also, diversity is an issue when it comes to African Americans. They have hired a new diversity officer but that just appears to be a ploy to get a higher rating on the various best places to work lists out there. There has been an increase in the hiring of people of color, but again, that just appears to be a ploy to look more attractive on the best places to work list. All in all, I would still recommend Workday to friends.

2.0
May 30, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture and values, unlimited PTO although for management is not that easy to take time off, free snacks and catered lunches on certain occasions, excellent C-level executives otherwise the company wouldn't be doing so well - GREAT CFO, competitive salaries, great benefits, very customer focused and they are successful at it.

Cons

All the greatness of this company is easily erased from the employee's experience because it has terrible upper and lower management. The finance team in the Salt Lake City site is a perfect example. The hiring manager brought in several employees from her former company and favoritism became an issue . Some excellent talent left due that practice. Managers had sudden changes of heart and from being an excellent employee one day, the next day you were terrible and were bullied until you resign even if you were a manager. Level 1 managers could not manage effectively due to being micro managed. If you disagreed, you were now that terrible employee despite of having had success at other and bigger companies. The teams in SLC have not been able to adapt and assimilate the great culture and values that this great California based company has.

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