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

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3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(781 total reviews)

Irving Tan

75% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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3.9

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3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

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3.0

Jun 21, 2017

Staff Product Engineer

Staff product engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Review is based on SanDisk experience Good RSUs If you negotiate well before joining, you will be in good shape Bonus% is better than many companies Potential to get promoted quickly if you can showcase your skills and have a good manager Flexible hours - no micromanagement Potential to grow professionally and financially

Cons

Politics in middle management You need to know people to get things done Most managers are not qualified enough to guide a team, no vision, no long term goals People are not great technically but gets things done. This can cause unmotivated workplace, work can get boring. Very few smart people around

3.0

Jun 13, 2017

Good Employer

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A good environment to work!

Cons

Salary is low. Below market.

1.0

May 31, 2017

A Stepping Stone Into Real Tech Companies.

Button pusher

Recommend

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Pros

- A lower budget, off-brand Game of Thrones work environment replete with narcissistic characters as well. Congrats, your job is a real-life HBO show! - Meetings about meetings on how to plan meetings and other meeting related subjects - 80's techno industrial campus that makes the Googleplex look like pure garbage - Free coffee that generates a lot of office drama over it (Haha, isn't so free now is it?) - A free opportunity to get horribly injured and continually ignore sound medical advice as you get more gains bro. Hurray for Scientolo... I mean Crossfit!

Cons

Are you a recent college graduate who's amped up to start cutting your teeth in the super-fast, HIGH ENERGY world of tech! Haha, not so fast there. Really, just slam on the brakes. Actually, just quit using those big fancy technology ideas and concepts. Let me teach you something. Now, this is how this will go. I say something, and you... just repeat what I said! The more stuff I say, you just keep repeating it and nodding your head. The more you do this, the more money you get when bonuses come around. It's just that simple! You just keep doing this until we get rid of you when you're too old and expensive. Since we brainwashed you, you're practically useless outside of this place. Sorry about that... welp, good luck!

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