Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 5,003 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 361 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 306 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 236 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 198 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 132 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 211 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 135 reviews)); "Losing good people through frequent layoffs" ((in 83 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 53 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

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3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(782 total reviews)

Irving Tan

75% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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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

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3.0

Jun 20, 2016

Fun Company, Questionable Strategy

Firmware engineer (iii years)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Fast-paced, breadth of engineering disciplines -Lots of very smart people/mentors -Generally laid back demeanor

Cons

-Blatant politics in management -Questionable strategy/cancelled programs -Lots of downsizing in past 2 years -Salary is on lower side, promotions hard to come by

5.0

Jun 4, 2016

Legal

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Intelligent people Professional setting Positive company outlook Friendly staff

Cons

Low pay High deductible benefits Little to no promotional opportunities

4.0

May 24, 2016

Good people, interesting work.

Senior firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay, including healthy 2x/year bonuses. Good people, interesting work.

Cons

Lots of consolidation (workforce reduction) happening right now as a result of the WD merger.

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