Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,986 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 63% 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 (215) , Senior Engineer (180) , Principal Engineer (152) , Engineer (151) , Software Engineer (110) , Firmware Engineer (105) , Intern (79) , Senior Software Engineer (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 352 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 299 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 227 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 202 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 136 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 204 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 135 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 51 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((in 32 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 32 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 WD locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Israel , Boulder , Washington , Colorado Springs , Rochester , Newark , New York , Salt Lake City

WD reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(4,277 total reviews)

Irving Tan

75% approve of CEO

63% 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 4,277 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Nov 30, 2021

Overworked, Underpaid, and Unrecognized

Product marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is a lot of opportunities to learn new things and start a career since you are expected to perform immediately. Middle management is excellent and tactical level individuals can be easy to work with.

Cons

The culture has completely disintegrated within the last two years. What used to be a fun, cooperative working environment has turned into a political battle ground full of power grabs. Executive leadership makes rash decisions that lead to delays and has caused riffs between functional groups. When people leave they do not hire to fill the positions and you are expected to pick up their work. Executive leadership is out of touch and when questioned about attrition issues they deny that it is a problem and throw temper tantrums about why they haven't left. Pay is uncompetitive and annual compensation reviews are constantly skipped even when our financial targets are hit.

2.0

May 8, 2019

Stay Away

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company with well known brands. Provided with good equipment.

Cons

Incredible politics run this company. If you are aligned with the right people, you can do no wrong. However, if you give your opinion, you are put on a black list. Most employees are submissive because we are deathly afraid of losing our jobs.

1.0

Aug 4, 2017

Disrespectful and unprofessional staff from top to bottom

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

"Unlimited pto" if you can get it approved and it doesn't affect your work much

Cons

People who work here are very rude, unprofessional and do not collaborate. Cross functional teams blame and belittle each other. A lot of misplaced anger from self-righteous people.

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