Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,991 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 69% 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 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at WD?

69% 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 365 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 301 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 220 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 203 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 137 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 205 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 133 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 51 reviews)); "Low compensation to engineers and needs improvement a lot" ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 37 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

WD reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(4,281 total reviews)

Irving Tan

76% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

WD has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,281 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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4K reviews

2.0

Dec 20, 2013

It wasn't terrible, but it could definitely be better overall.

Device manufacturing technician

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Work half the week, get the other half off due to 12 hour shifts.

Cons

Working in the FAB can be potentially dangerous for you long-term Being hired through the temporary agency, you will likely never be promoted to a permanent worker. Coworkers are mostly older with huge cultural influences at play. Groups of ethnicities will stick to each other.

3.0

Dec 16, 2013

Slippery slope

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone at WD is nice. WD does offer a good ESPP but it really is only good when the market swings. Management is personable, understanding and caring.

Cons

There is no clear chain of command. Everything is last minute. There is a lot of non productive work. I spend most of my time fighting fires. WD leaves No time for life outside if work. Working here is hectic to say the least. In a company that is fast paced people seem reluctant to change. For a company of 100k it is run more like a startup. Infrastructure is terrible-many pockets of data which are not accessible unless you know where to find it--which is hard. To many sources if the same data which are not 100% the same. Half the jobs at corporate could be automated.

4.0

Dec 12, 2013

Good place to

Senior research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work-life balance in terms of flexible time in the office and working from home, although much of that was due to my manager, but it was generally much more true than at most companies. Great deal of work independence with minimal micro-management. Many/most employees had offices. Base salary and raises weren't good, but bonuses were excellent (close to 30% with a good performance review in a good corporate year). Quarterly town hall meetings where the CEO was candid and answered any questions asked. No brainwashed employee attitudes; I always felt free to criticize the company or leaders at any time.

Cons

During bad years, there were layoffs, no raises, and no bonuses. Even during good years, raises were hard to get. Not a good place for climbing the corporate last because people tend to stay a long time. Sometimes there is a depressing feeling about the future fate of the HDD industry, but that's easily disproved by anyone who truly understands the stoge market. Cafeteria is not fancy, but is adequate.

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