Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,996 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 68% 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 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at WD?

68% 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 (106) , 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 369 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 302 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 230 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 202 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 128 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 213 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 134 reviews)); "No bonuses and takes too long to get promotion" ((in 55 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 54 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 36 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

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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(4,285 total reviews)

Irving Tan

73% 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).

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5.0

Jun 27, 2024

littile

Digital marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good office environment with best ambience

Cons

nothing as above mentioned in the division

4.0

Jun 27, 2024

New College Graduate Program is a Disaster

Marketing coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing team, supportive manager, amazing colleagues

Cons

Corporate politics for the upper executives and they don’t care about new college graduates for the Executive Leadership team such as VPs and CEO.

4.0

Jun 25, 2024

Work life balance

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good employee welfare by organizing many events on site and work life balance

Cons

Top management trying to build and expand their territory, causing too much overlapping in job scope

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