Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,988 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 (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 367 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 294 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 226 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 207 reviews)); "Good pay and they are local" ((in 131 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 201 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 135 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 52 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 36 reviews)); "Long hours and not paid overtime" ((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 WD locations have received the highest employee ratings?

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

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3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(4,278 total reviews)

Irving Tan

75% 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 4,278 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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4.0

May 28, 2015

Progressive & Healthy Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

HGST has a good forward thinking management team. Good incentives make us feel appreciated & motivate us to move forward with the company.

Cons

The uncertainties over the MOFCOM issue. Certain areas tend to be quite bureaucratic.

4.0

May 23, 2015

Good place, works on latest technolgies

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work - Projects involve working with the latest technologies. Good management team

Cons

Processes can a bit faster. Work is quite hectic.

4.0

May 1, 2015

SW developer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good location. Potential environment to learn new things.

Cons

New to software side. HR do not have understanding of Software industry in India. Poor Felicities.

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