Is WD a good company to work for as a Engineer?

Engineer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 144 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of WD employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Engineer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Engineer interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Engineer employees well?

Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 144 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Engineer salaries at WD.

How happy are Engineer professionals working at WD?

80% of Engineer employees at WD would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 16% in the past 12 months. Engineer professionals have also rated WD with a 3.7 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at WD?

Staff Engineer (214) , Senior Engineer (180) , Principal Engineer (152) , Engineer (151) , Software Engineer (111) , Firmware Engineer (107) , Senior Software Engineer (80) , Intern (79) , Technologist (64) , Director (51) , Senior Manager (50) , Test Engineer (44) , Manager (43) , Senior Firmware Engineer (36) , Internship (34)

What are the pros of working at WD according to real employee reviews?

"Very flexible and good work/life balance." ((in 353 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 303 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 235 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 196 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 129 reviews))

What are the cons of working at WD according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 207 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 134 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 50 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 33 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((in 31 reviews))

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3.9

80% would recommend to a friend

(144 total reviews)

Irving Tan

100% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

Engineer employees have rated WD with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 144 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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144 reviews

2.0

Sep 7, 2012

No life

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very fast paced industry - Good to learn as a fresh graduate

Cons

- Crazy working hours. Engineers are expected to support during midnights/weekends. - Tagging in system, need to meet net hours - Often cut the OT

4.0

Sep 6, 2012

good company

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very well established company with unchanged business

Cons

very well established business, not many challenges

4.0

Aug 20, 2012

Engineer with 3-5 yr experience

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WD as a large company (100,000 empolyee) is effective. The top management team (CEO, COO...) is lean and good at marketing. WD gives decent bonus to engineers and technicians (15%-25% of your salary). On the contrary, in lots of other large companies, all the money goes to managers.

Cons

Hard disk demand is hard to increase a lot more. However, there are too many old people in this business. Young people have no room to be promoted.

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