Pros
I've worked for this company for many years. Workday was a very good company early-on. Upper management definitely knew how to successfully grow a startup. Stock price is awesome. Location is out of the silicon valley main-stream, but good for east bayers. Lots of (maybe too many) little perks - team building activities, movies, goodies in kitchen.
Cons
Company tries to brain-wash us into believing we have a great culture, and that Workday is all about the employee. We hear it for most of our company meetings -we see people holding up "I love Workday" signs as soon as we sign in to Workday software. First year in or so, things look really good about the company. It doesn't "look" political upon first entry. But oh, how deceiving those first impressions can be. If you are lucky enough to get into a team with good management, you are blessed. Every team is like it's own little company. Some are good. Many are not. Management in tools development - not so good. How you get ahead at Workday. 1. You're an ex-PeopleSoft employee 2. You DON'T question authority. 3. You DON'T stand up for what is right - technically or politically 4. If you're a woman, you have at least two of the three: young, thin, pretty 5. Don't argue with anyone above you - no matter how passionate you are about the topic - it will haunt you throughout your life at Workday. 6. If you are bullied, keep it to yourself. If not, it will be a negative reflection on you.
