Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 5,002 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 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 (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 (49) , 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 376 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 295 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 225 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 202 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 133 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 206 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 135 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 34 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((in 33 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

(781 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

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

781 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

Return to all reviews

4.0

Dec 16, 2018

A good place to work

Senior engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Clear direction from leadership, good working environment.

Cons

Higher salary will be good.

3.0

Dec 7, 2018

Western

Electrical design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay and bonus are respectable, especially if you can be at a non CA site, as some of the pay bubble that is CA salaries reflects outward.

Cons

more political than most companies. Key business, HDD, is receding, causing them to have excess talent, so layoffs of even highly talented people. Power and control are more strongly consolidating to Southern CA, and it's a blatant power grab

2.0

Dec 5, 2018

SDR position not all they say it is.

Sales development representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary was descent for position in a competitive market.

Cons

Management was awful. Morale was a problem. Stuck in cube land. Training was provided but not much development beyond the initial onboarding which was all over the place and not well structured. No one feels the need to excel because the commission is so little. Not paid for anything for closed deals. Location is pretty far from most people that will want to work this job. Commute is long for most. Not worth the drive unless you live close.

Viewing 544 - 546 of 781 Reviews

Jobs at WD

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

Wafer Manufacturing Process Technician - Night Shift (Sun-Tue & alternating Sat., 7pm-7:30am)

Wafer Manufacturing Process Technician - Day Shift (Sun-Tue & alternating Wed, 7am-7pm)

Summer 2027 - Software Engineering Internship

Communications Project Specialist

WD

WD reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Reviews about "Compensation"

A good place to work

Western

SDR position not all they say it is.

Jobs at WD

WD reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

WD reviews FAQs

Jobs at WD