WD reviews

With all the mergers, 3 companies (WD, HGST and now SanDisk) there have been mass layoffs. Good engineers let go yet poor managers stay. It's the good ole boys club. I even heard that 1 director was patting himself on the back for how many people he let go. That's pathetic as he has lost touch with being a human being and having sympathy for those that got RIFed. Upper management has lost touch with the worker B's and relies on their directors for updates. They are now very top heavy with management levels. I know a couple groups who's entire departments were let go yet they added another layer of management to the groups to keep from laying off the managers???? That makes no sense and now the non managers left have to pick up the slack of the worker B's that were RIF'ed. Benefits have gotten bad when WD took over. Way higher deductible and coverage not as good yet upper managements tells you that they are industry standard. Really???? Not for a High Tech company, Try to keep up with the Apple's, HP's Google's and Amazon's in the High Tech Arena.

With the acquisition of HGST and now SanDisk it is a dark place to call home. There are so many uncertainties about the future that it is hard to have a positive outlook. I have seen people get laid off that in my mind were the staple of a solid engineer, yet someone above them decided they were not needed. Meetings are as abundant as there is stars in the night sky. Management flip flops on direction which is frustrating and difficult to keep ahead of the demand. Some managers are just not the right fit for their area. Benefits are expensive and high deductible leaving your potentially with a +6k bill each year with a single major event (ER visit, hospitalization, etc).