Is Workday a good company to work for?

Workday has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 5,146 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 Value Manager , Solution Consultant and Sales Development Representative (SDR) .

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 5% 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 (262) , Account Executive (230) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Product Manager (96) , Software Development Engineer (79) , 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 753 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 461 reviews)); "good benefits and people to work with" ((in 399 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 367 reviews)); "Pay and time everything is good" ((in 171 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 151 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 138 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 105 reviews)); "Constant changes and layoffs" ((in 76 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 32 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 , McLean , San Mateo , Santa Clara , Houston , Tampa , Mason , Beaverton , Orlando

Workday reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,579 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

60% 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 4,579 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

3.0

Mar 2, 2018

Great company with deteriorating culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Overall, a great company to work for. Co-founders are well-respected individuals. High growth, rapid expansion and lots of opportunities. Friendly working environment and lots of social activities for workmates. Well-stocked lunch rooms and regular Friday happy hours. Dog friendly.

Cons

More politics than before, and some have individual or team agenda instead of working toward company goals. The company is made up of mostly employees who were hired in the past 2 years. Miss the team spirit and selfless commitment that took the company public.

1.0

Nov 6, 2017

The most immature company ever

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

A small group of nice people. Fun events. Great snacks & drinks. Few great leaders like Lynn Christensen, Betsy Bland & Jacqueline Brown.

Cons

Entitled employees that feel that they can say and do anything. Passive aggressive behavior. Promotions based on technical skills not factoring in interpersonal skills mostly bad managers

3.0

Dec 7, 2016

An alright place

Software engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

There are a lot of nice people here. Work life balance is very good, very few people are pressured to stay late or work long hours. Remote working and vacations are very flexible.

Cons

The tech stack is pretty bizzare, the work isn't usually that interesting, the directors don't particularly care about the opinions or beliefs of their employees. The competence of coworkers is... questionable.

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