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. 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 (107) , 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 375 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 297 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 196 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 131 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 135 reviews)); "No bonuses and takes too long to get promotion" ((in 53 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 35 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

(4,285 total reviews)

Irving Tan

74% 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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4K reviews

1.0

Mar 14, 2013

Don't hire on for the Benefits

Human resources representative

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Pros

I get a paycheck every two weeks.

Cons

Benefits are a joke - learn Dentistry and Minor-Surgery to take care of the family yourself. If you need to see a doctor you'll need to take a second mortgage out on your home. I'm getting pretty good at pulling out my own teeth though!

3.0

Mar 31, 2011

Welcome to The Machine

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is making money. Depending on what you do, you may not get trapped in multiple meetings all day. Decent bonus during good years.

Cons

A very ad hoc approach to development. Chaotic day-to-day life: things appear, disappear and reappear at random. A reasonable fraction of employees are finger- pointy and borderline in ethics matters. PTO is eaten up (by edict) on a quarterly basis, which makes reasonable accrual difficult.

3.0

Mar 22, 2011

Generally a struggle to work with personalities in main campus in Southern California.

Senior principal engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

Data storage is a relatively stable market for now. WD pays higher-end salaries. Engineering staff in Colorado is top-notch, and generally free of politics and petty "people issues" .

Cons

Benefits are pretty bad, with 2 1/2 weeks of vacation for the first 5 years. No pay raises, so make sure you have negotiated up front. The main campus is southern California, and with the So Cal culture comes the high stress and lots of finger pointing. Engineering work is not well thought out, since schedules are mostly unrealistic, but there seems to be ample time to fix it. Training of new employees leaves a lot to be desired. Many new people feel pretty useless for several months since they lack good mentoring and instruction on procedures.

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