Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,997 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at WD to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about WD have been left by employees working as Intern , Intern - Hourly and Test Engineer .

Does WD pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, WD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at WD. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at WD?

68% of WD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated WD 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at WD?

Staff Engineer (216) , Senior Engineer (180) , Principal Engineer (152) , Engineer (151) , Software Engineer (111) , Firmware Engineer (106) , Senior Software Engineer (80) , Intern (79) , Technologist (64) , Director (51) , Senior Manager (48) , 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 369 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 302 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 230 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 202 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 128 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 213 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 134 reviews)); "No bonuses and takes too long to get promotion" ((in 55 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 54 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 36 reviews))

What are employees saying about WD layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about WD layoffs and their outlook for job security at WD in 2026.

What are the top reviewed WD locations?

San Jose , Irvine , Milpitas , Fremont , Rochester , Longmont , Mountain View , Lake Forest , New York , Newark , San Francisco , Colorado Springs , Israel , Houston , Los Angeles , Salt Lake City , Boulder , Washington , Boston , Chandler , Austin , Orange , San Diego , Santa Clara , Atlanta , Long Beach , Seattle , Miami , Texas City , Santa Ana

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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(4,285 total reviews)

Irving Tan

73% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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WD has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,285 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WD 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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3.0

Dec 17, 2015

Western Digital - Battoning the Hatches

Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging work, good products, family friendly practices

Cons

Very little to no employee development. No ability to move around within the company. Very few promotions within the company. Little to no annual pay raises.

2.0

Dec 16, 2015

Avoid Content solutions group

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to be nice place to work with definite goals. Nice work life balance.

Cons

With the new Management the Content Solution group is going through many changes for the worse. The new Management has no clue on how to develop things even though they claim to have delivered before.

3.0

Dec 16, 2015

Solid, but Uninspiring

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Very "can do" culture. By and large people are respected and have a voice. Compensation is usually very competitive.

Cons

The company over-relies on schedule pressure to foster urgency and is highly risk adverse. Micromanagement is also all too common. All of these traits add up to a culture that stifles innovation. Furthermore, much is uncertain these days as the integration between HGST and WD is now in full swing. There is no end in sight, as the merger with SanDisk is right behind this one.

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