Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,998 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 377 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 309 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 229 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 208 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 138 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 208 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 137 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 53 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 34 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((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 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Aug 21, 2023

Program Management

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance and friendly ecosystem

Cons

Business uncertainty. The management is not able to set the long-term target right. The engineering teams cannot focus and execute.

4.0

Aug 13, 2023

Pretty solid for entry level

Firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Part of a solid team, great work-life balance, and interesting projects to work on if you apply yourself. Also having unlimited PTO is quite nice.

Cons

No food accommodations, office space is not the best, could use a remodel. Suspended 401k and STIs indefinitely because the company is losing money.

1.0

Jun 27, 2023

Tough place to work for in the HDD industry

Firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent colleagues and decent work life balance

Cons

Bad management overall. Lots of politics

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Jobs at WD

Fall 2026 Intern - IT Wafer Systems Automation

Technician 4, Engineering - Swing Shift (M-F 2pm-10:30pm)

Fall 2026 Intern - IT Applications

Executive Administrative Assistance - Human Resources

Advanced HDD Technology Designs and Integration (Hardware/Firmware Engineer)

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Pretty solid for entry level

Tough place to work for in the HDD industry

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