Toxic Culture and Poor Leadership—Would Not Recommend - Senior Software Developer Workday Employee Review

1.0
Mar 26, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Compensation and benefits are somewhat decent

Cons

Extremely toxic work culture with favoritism and office politics Incompetent leadership that does not listen to employees Zero career growth unless you're part of the inner circle Work-life balance is a joke—constant pressure, unrealistic deadlines, and no real support Feedback is not welcome; questioning decisions can put you on the chopping block Innovation is stifled by excessive bureaucracy and indecisive management

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Workday Response
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Pros

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Cons

Micromanagement is widespread, and many core processes no longer work effectively. Leadership appears more focused on optics than resolving the issues employees deal with every day. Feedback rarely leads to meaningful change, morale continues to decline, and workloads keep increasing without corresponding improvements to systems or support. The culture has shifted toward expecting employees to simply do more instead of fixing what’s broken.

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