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 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

(4,277 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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4K reviews

3.0

Oct 23, 2013

Servo write software Engineer

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working culture, good working environment, near by Bangkok, not to much traffic jam.

Cons

Promotion is not to good, difficult chance to share your idea. the high management decision is command

4.0

Jul 14, 2013

Experience for working at WD

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Usually, was able to get a good bonus when the company made a lot of money. However, the bonus also depends on the individual performance

Cons

WD is really not a nice company for employees. WD is very poor for its employees.

3.0

Mar 25, 2013

not bad company, but lack of team work, management skill

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

q good working place for retirement

Cons

no opinion for Taiwan WD office

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