Workiva reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(734 total reviews)
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Julie Iskow

82% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Workiva has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 734 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Workiva 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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734 reviews
2.0
Dec 12, 2023

Limited career path, Apathetic leadership, Inconsistent culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

+ Good place to start your career + Individual contributors are mostly good people who want to do well and work hard + Good benefits + Plenty of opportunity for improvement + This was my family for 10 years

Cons

- Compensation is ok but pay is better elsewhere - Still a young company looking for an identity - Out of startup phase so they have a defined corporate structure - Prefer to hire talent than develop from within (limited career path) - Managers only focused on their own careers, not the careers/lives of their direct reports - Lack of empathy from leadership for employees - No interest in or loyalty to many/most employees

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Workiva Response
2y
First off, THANK YOU for dedicating a decade of your career with us. We’re glad to hear the positives of your experience at Workiva. Thank you for also sharing the not-so-positives. We take employee feedback (past & present) seriously and we are always looking for ways to be better.
3.0
Mar 1, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility, casual environment, good pay

Cons

PSM role is easy to sell to new grads/those leaving public - great pay and casual environment. But word to the wise, this experience will not be valued by future employers. It is a dead end job. 10% of the department has left and management is realizing that our jobs cannot easily be replaced by India, so they are now hiring again. If you're reading this on the job hunt, be wary. What might seem bright and shiny at first will soon leave you working 80 hour weeks in a rusty app wondering what you got yourself into.

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Workiva Response
6y
Thank you for your comments. We appreciate your hard work and dedication to making our customers successful. We have several channels for employee feedback, including our internal Continuous Improvement System found on Connect. You can also reach out to your department's HR Business Partner or email humanresources@workiva.com to share additional information. Thank you.
1.0
May 11, 2025

Horribe Experience, Avoid if you can.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- The people here are generally friendly and collaborative - Company policies are mostly employee-friendly, although it’s worth noting that the culture is shifting. It’s moving from great work-life balance to a more aggressive, profit-driven approach. - There are training and conference budgets

Cons

- Many senior leaders have stayed in the same roles for years. While they talk about change, it’s hard to expect real transformation from people who have grown too comfortable. The result? Insecurity, politics, risk aversion, and a lack of real ownership. Instead of leading by example, they set unrealistic expectations without putting enough skin in the game themselves. - Favoritism is alive and well here, especially towards long-timers. It’s been called out repeatedly in internal surveys but somehow always gets brushed under the rug. - This is not a place for independent thinkers or people who genuinely want to make things better. - There’s a noticeable divide between the “old guard” and newcomers. New hires often feel like they’re just brought in to do the dirty work without much real support. It’s no surprise most leave within 1-3 years, they simply don’t feel like they belong. - Compensation (benefits, bonuses, and stock) falls short compared to other tech companies. - Worse yet, the way they handle exits is disappointing. There’s no decent severance package, and instead, people are often nudged out by making their work-life unbearable, just to avoid paying them properly.

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Workiva Response
11mo
We appreciate your feedback. Wishing you all the best in your next chapter.
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