Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,987 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 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 (215) , Senior Engineer (180) , Principal Engineer (152) , Engineer (151) , Software Engineer (110) , Firmware Engineer (105) , Intern (79) , Senior Software Engineer (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 367 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 294 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 226 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 207 reviews)); "Good pay and they are local" ((in 131 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 201 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 135 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 52 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 36 reviews)); "Long hours and not paid overtime" ((in 35 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 WD locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Israel , Boulder , Washington , Colorado Springs , Rochester , Newark , New York , Salt Lake City

WD reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(4,277 total reviews)

Irving Tan

75% approve of CEO

62% 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

WD has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,277 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

1.0

Jul 3, 2016

Sr Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting technology which changes frequentl

Cons

No regard for the people in the Fremont location, management will include you in a layoff any time the business gliches

1.0

May 14, 2016

A totally poisoned company from top to down

Technologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is the company still labeling itself a technology company. But nothing to say a props to it. More than 10 years working here witnessed how management teams skewed up, messed up, and transformed good technology team into ground. No technology any more, it is a big joke.

Cons

Good people escaped out of the company, incapable people and meeting hardball players are pretending to be the valuable assets of the company. They are driving WD into the ground. It is thought that buying Sandisk could save WD. If the same management team is running, no chance. It is slowing dying. Don't consider this company if you have a choice.

2.0

Mar 21, 2016

Old school and bureaucratic

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance - unless you are a Sr. Director or higher, generally there isn't a lot of demand on your nights and weekends. Free cross-fit and yoga

Cons

Outdated business model - despite some capital investment in growth areas, the political climate within the company still treats the growth business unit (BU) as a step-child and doesn't provide the non-capital support necessary for the fledgling BU to thrive (i.e., they keep moving the target goals for the BU, or adding target goals without providing additional resources) Bare minimum benefits Main locations in Irvine and San Jose are not ideal Bare minimum investment in resources, such as HR, IT and Legal

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