Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,993 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 (216) , Senior Engineer (180) , Principal Engineer (152) , Engineer (151) , Software Engineer (111) , Firmware Engineer (106) , Senior Software Engineer (80) , Intern (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 355 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 303 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 213 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 203 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 134 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 54 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 35 reviews)); "too much office politics, and tough working environment." ((in 21 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

(4,283 total reviews)

Irving Tan

76% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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WD has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,283 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

Sep 23, 2008

Org structure is very bad.

Senior principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

H-1B, get GC very quick, and it is good place to apply green card, and company pay all the application fee. No other reason to work for this company. The orgnization of this company is very bad. The people spent 30% time on begging support from IT, and IT department in Fremont abuses their power without any limitation since them direct report to lake forest headquater.

Cons

too much office politics, and tough working environment. You can go to western digital if you want to accelate your aging. Almost every engineer has white hair. !!!!

2.0

Jul 5, 2008

Not playing it fair

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The industry and the company has been doing well thanks to the hard work of all the all the employees.

Cons

No career advancement plans for new employees. Mafia mentality with certain ethnicities dominating others. The large variability in base pay and bonuses and lack of annual raises are making good people move elsewhere. The pay for performance line is just a slogan used by the CEO at quarterly meetings; not enough transparency on how reviews and bonuses are tied.

1.0

Jun 12, 2008

A HORRIBLE PLACE TO WORK

Principal engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

There are no good reasons to work for Western Digital other than it's a paycheck and better than being unemployed. Management has no respect for work/life balance. If you hate spending time with your family, then this is the perfect company for you. They expect all employees to give work precedence over your personal life and family.

Cons

"Sweatshop" type of work environment. Salaries have been frozen since 1999. Salary increases only can only come with promotions. There is no cost of living adjustment. Pay is below industry standard, but in recent years they tell us they "make it up with bonuses" which are completely up to the manager's discretion and can be withdrawn at any time.

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Jobs at WD

Fall 2026 Intern - IT Applications

Principal AI Program Manager

Supervisor, Customer Support

Technician 4, Engineering - Swing Shift (M-F 2pm-10:30pm)

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Org structure is very bad.

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