WD reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(4,277 total reviews)
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75% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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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4K reviews
1.0
May 31, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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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!

1.0
Apr 16, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nothing good to say only that my tenure was the constant endurance of harassment and discrimination.

Cons

Management are infected with the Ostrich Syndrome, I never in my life worked for a Company that is so dishonest and bluntly lie to your face even when the truth is staring at them and they know they are being caught lying, if you want to work for an employer that is going to suck the life off of you and in return offer health benefits worse than Home Depot then you have landed at the right place.

1.0
Feb 4, 2017

Bad management and no upward mobility

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Stable job if you are a few years from retirement Involved HR and good communication from them SanDisk acquisition has brought opportunity for growth

Cons

Very poor leadership ; Old school management style with promotions based on who you know and not talent Poor strategy in systems and software. Management's plan not executable Poor accountability of leadership in systems and software. Too many management changes and talent loss when the person accountable is not fired

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