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

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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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781 reviews

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3.0

Mar 29, 2016

YMMV depending on manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexibility of advancement - Great co-workers - Friendly older engineers that are open to mentor younger engineers

Cons

- Experience at the company really depends on Managers - Advancement also depends on the managers, I was promised a promotion was on the horizon for two years that never materialized but a co-worked was promoted twice in the same time frame. - Nepotism is so strong at this company it is un-real. I saw a engineer get hired in because he was dating the bosses daughter. I also saw preferential promotions over actual performance because the person being promoted wife was besties with the manager.

2.0

Mar 28, 2016

Disfunctional

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The salary ad benefits were decent.

Cons

Leadership was disorganized and the direction was unclear. The person who screamed the loudest and cursed the most during the meeting received the most attention, which caused a lot of tail chasing.

1.0

Mar 10, 2016

Just you typical corporate H1B-Visa abusing company with no real development.

Test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get left alone in your cubicle, and paycheck is always on time, and you will be sure to go home on time every night.

Cons

Cubicle farm, no real innovation, regular lay-offs, under market pay, tons of foreign "skilled" labour, you will never meet anyone higher than you direct supervisor, no real direction, more of a "see what sticks" company. I mean...they don't even have a QA for products. They just push the latest thing they bought from other companies out there without any real development or QA testing and then if they get any suckers to buy the product, they are happy.

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