WD reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(4,277 total reviews)
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75% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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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4K reviews
3.0
Jul 25, 2010

Not too bad if you can stand the heat

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Bonus program is pretty good if you get hired on at the right level. Lots of very bright people from all over the world work at WD. It is culturally very diverse which is neat. There is a lot of focus on goal setting and staying on the path.

Cons

Stressful environment. There is not much of a team feel to the company culture. Management is quick to criticize which makes people scramble to respond to their demands. For instance they may complain that its been X days since the problem was discovered and ask why is it still not fixed. This culture results in lots of work getting done in a short amount of time, at the expense of plenty of overtime and high blood pressure. Benefits drop a little every year, I guess this is happening everywhere.

3.0
Jun 30, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Must work hard and take what you can get, company moves fast.

Cons

They hire and fire very quickly, constantly readjusting management.

2.0
May 25, 2010

It used to be OK, now trending down.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Interesting technical aspects of work, if you work for good group. Employee stock option plan is also something that keeps a lot of engineers there.

Cons

Lack of parking. Employees get a lot of parking tickets. Cube sharing with two or more employees, that is if you get the cube. Noisy, especially in the lab, very difficult to concentrate. Meetings conducted in hallways. Place looks often dirty, toilets, break rooms, personal workspace. No good drinking water - only tap water - delivery became too expensive. Schedules are on purpose shortened to make you work weekends, sometimes for several months. Lack of respect/trust for employees.

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