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 371 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 313 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 228 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 202 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 134 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 207 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 133 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 54 reviews)); "1) No Bonus and Annual hikes" ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 36 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

(4,287 total reviews)

Irving Tan

75% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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WD has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,287 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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4K reviews

5.0

Jan 27, 2024

Nice

Swe intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice, was a good experience

Cons

Not a whole lot tbh

3.0

Jan 24, 2024

meh

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- interesting and very intelligent coworkers - interesting projects - Great Oaks campus location is nice - you might get your own private office - decent work/life balance - hybrid (Tues/Fri wfh) - sometimes there's free bagels

Cons

- Way too much politics. Too many massive egos butting heads instead of solving actual problems. Older engineers often steamroll junior engineers, talking over them and even taking credit for their work. - Compensation is abysmal, and as a result, attrition and morale are also bad. I recently discovered I was paid way less than some junior engineers I trained, which was fun. There were no raises this year. Oh and they took away our on-site health clinic. - Too much middle management bloat, which makes getting things done somewhat difficult. - CEO is completely out of touch and makes bad decisions. - Micromanaging and too many pointless meetings.

3.0

Jan 23, 2024

Good

Call center agent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hours good treatment good good environment

Cons

Low income strict on target

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