Is Workday a good company to work for?

Workday has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 5,160 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 59% of employees would recommend working at Workday to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Workday have been left by employees working as Solution Consultant , Sales Development Representative (SDR) and Intern .

Does Workday pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Workday employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Workday. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Workday?

59% of Workday employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Workday 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Workday?

Software Engineer (265) , Account Executive (231) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Product Manager (96) , Software Development Engineer (80) , Consultant (67) , Manager (58) , Director (49) , Senior Consultant (49) , Software Applications Engineer (48) , Sales (46) , Corporate Sales Development (44) , Customer Success Manager (37) , Program Manager (37) , Senior Product Manager (37)

What are the pros of working at Workday according to real employee reviews?

"The culture is great and from day one you can tell you are cared about as an individual." ((in 750 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 472 reviews)); "Benefits are great and competitive." ((in 406 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 385 reviews)); "pay and boss are good" ((in 166 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Workday according to real employee reviews?

"up' it is sad to see a company that is so great be tainted by poor management." ((in 148 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 141 reviews)); "As an induvial its incredibility difficult to be noticed and now in 2022, they had many layoffs." ((in 72 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 35 reviews)); "The upper management has been disorganized." ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about Workday layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Workday layoffs and their outlook for job security at Workday in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Workday locations?

Pleasanton , San Francisco , Salt Lake City , Atlanta , Chicago , New York , Boulder , Boston , Austin , San Jose , Dallas , Washington , Denver , Los Angeles , Seattle , San Diego , Dublin , Palo Alto , Philadelphia , Minneapolis , Nashville , Irvine , Santa Clara , McLean , San Mateo , Houston , Tampa , Mason , Beaverton , Orlando

Workday reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,593 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

65% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,593 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Workday employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

3.0

Jun 14, 2026

Good pay but hindered by old processes and politics

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good pay - Young people working depending on what department

Cons

- Old Processes - Politics - Slow Development

Workday Response

2w

We appreciate you taking the time to share your review. To help ensure every Workmate has a great employee experience, we encourage you to share your feedback with your manager or a People & Purpose representative as soon as possible. If you're open to providing more insight, you can also email our Employee Relations team at employee.relations@workday.com or use the SpeakUp reporting hotline to share concerns anonymously.

2.0

Jun 14, 2026

Great team and tools, but toxic management issues

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you land with the right team and manager, it's great. Good AI tools for productivity. At least the reign of Carl's awkward and forced sensitivity is over.

Cons

Have started eliminating all remote roles. Recent RIFs have started toxic "land grabs" and VP infighting. Keep chasing the next shiny new object instead of addressing toxic mismanagement.

Workday Response

2w

Firstly, thank you for sharing your experience with us. We will take this feedback internally to drive further improvements. Remember, you can also raise your concerns directly with your Manager or People & Purpose, or feel free to contact our Employee Relations mailer (employee.relations@workday.com), and our SpeakUp reporting hotline where concerns can be raised anonymously.

4.0

Jun 13, 2026

Good work culture with strong growth opportunities

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture and benefits for all employees. Great opportunities for team growth and development.

Cons

N/A. I dont see any cons for this

Workday Response

2w

Thank you for your review. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience working at Workday. Our goal is to create an open and diverse culture at Workday and we value feedback like this as we strive to become an even better company for our Workmates!

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