WD reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(4,277 total reviews)
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Irving Tan

75% approve of CEO

63% 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
Dec 22, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Client groups are wonderful It was a wonderful company before the iunsurgence of the Cisco leaders

Cons

Toxic culture in HR. If you are not from Cisco, you cannot be successful. They will tell you that you are valued; however, they will hire a young low level person from Cisco secretely and then lay you off. The pay is significantly lower than most tech companies, the bonuses are terrible and the stock grants are almost non-existent given it all goes to the Execs. There is a HUGE age discrimination issue and it's common for leaders in HR to say we need to lay off older workers and hire younger employees in their place. The behavior at the top is appauling and unethical, but there is no checks and balances because they all came over from Cisco and feel they are untouchable, and the BOD does nothing to address this. The CPO preaches to the business about how to treat their people, but does nothing to build a great culture within her own org. She is not a strong leader and was pushed out by Cisco for incompetence. The people they are hiring are those who cannot get a job anywhere else and will take low pay so it's not a strong team that you can learn from or want to work with. The turnover in HR has been astronomical and they don't care. The benefits are below par, the 401k match is weak, merit increases are low (and some years there are none) and the bonuses are low (even in years when revenue is off the charts. It's a 1-2 on a scale of 10. You can do better!

2.0
Sep 7, 2016

Overly soulless and corporate

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation, feeling of "at least we're in this mess together" with coworkers, casual dress code

Cons

Coworkers leaving of their own accord or mass layoffs, soulless cubicle culture, painfully old school in everything they do

1.0
Jun 24, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It used to be a great work environment, everyone was striving to meet one common goal. There are a few ethical directors and managers that provide a glimpse of hope by trying to build team spirit.

Cons

Extensive working hours as a result of unclear goals or due to ever vacillating and ineffective management. Lack of appreciation and uncertainty about the future...in summary, toxic work environment

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