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 755 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 465 reviews)); "Well paid and good benefits" ((in 416 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 375 reviews)); "pay and boss are good" ((in 164 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 152 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 142 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 116 reviews)); "Low morale with constant layoffs." ((in 73 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 34 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

5.0

Jun 29, 2012

Great people , great company, great leadership

Principal consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Workday is a company full of smart and dedicated people that work their butts off. I love coming to work and being around professionals that are willing to help each other and listen to each other.

Cons

Seems like the company has started inserting many levels of management and not sure what they all do

5.0

Jun 21, 2012

Awesome - Simply Awesome!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Over the top culture - programs, fun, parties, giving back to community CEO is a saint - Seriously. Very people friendly Understand work life balance Incredible technology

Cons

Fast growth Not looking inward enough at own resources - primarily because of growth

1.0

Jun 18, 2012

Good Place to work if you like to be discriminated against

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of good people (although most have left) Fairly good product

Cons

Senior Management is Machiavellian No upward growth "In crowd" atmosphere Innovation is discouraged If you get on the wrong side of Snr Management, you are put on "special project" IPO won't get their emps anything. C'mon guys, $250m raised in VC funding?! You will be left with a crap job and no upward mobility

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