Is WD a good company to work for?

WD has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 4,994 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 68% 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?

68% 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 365 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 305 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 198 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 206 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 134 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 52 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 36 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((in 33 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

68% would recommend to a friend

(4,284 total reviews)

Irving Tan

73% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

WD has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,284 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

Oct 10, 2015

This Place is a Circus with a toxic culture...going down

Finance analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

some managers have compassion and allow a flexible work schedule, but not in many areas though.

Cons

I work in the Finance Department and we have seen many changes in the last few years. Finance and HR have had the most turnover and the good people left and now just clowns are left managing the functions. In my interactions with HR managers, it amazes me just how incompetent they are, very self serving and really care just about their projects. Now we also have these types of folks in the Finance department too. This place is going downhill and fast! It never used to be this way, many years ago we had great collaboration between Finance and HR, but now just clowns run HR and they are low talent indeed. On top of this, the pay and benefits are crap and so bad in regards to other companies in the Valley...my advice - look somewhere else, find a place with a healthy culture, definitely not this one/

3.0

Sep 20, 2015

Channel Marketing Manager

Channel marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company with good benefits. You can buy stock at a lower rate. Free coffee and tea. Celebrate birthdays every month. Travel is easy to book and company has a membership with most car rental and hotel rates.

Cons

No clear decision makers and all management team wants their feedback implemented but does not offer support or accountability. Very stressful environment due to unclear objectives or unrealistic ones. Most project are across multiple teams and rarely teams help one another.

3.0

Sep 15, 2015

Ok, better than nothing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of peer level colleagues are very nice and helpful. Some of the leaders are very supportive depending on departments. Break room supplies quality tea and coffee. Benefit, HSA and 401K are not bad. No serious parking problem comparing the past.

Cons

Recently, the workplace is getting more politics. Some of department leaders never understand what their direct report actual work and schedule. Salary is margin low comparing with market, in general. The upper management is encouraging transparency and communication, however, the Sr. Director/Director levels are limited to follow / maybe have difficulty to follow / not willing to follow. Product programs is driven by cost most of the time instead of science/technology driven.

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Jobs at WD

Fall 2026 Intern - IT Applications

Principal AI Program Manager

Supervisor, Customer Support

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