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      Workday

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      3.5

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (4,576 total reviews)
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      Aneel Bhusri

      60% 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 4,576 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      3.0
      May 4, 2016

      Microcultures and growing pains as company scales

      Anonymous employee
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good work-life balance, very family-oriented. Solid benefits/perks (amazing by normal standards, but not quite up to the top companies in Silicon Valley).

      Cons

      Often unclear how promotion and reward decisions are made. As in most large companies, microcultures abound - some teams have better cultures than others. CEO and people directly below are great leaders, but next level down not so much. Strange demographics - 2 large groups: ex-PSFT (40s-50s in age, spent whole life in Ent SW), and recent college grads. If you don't fall into one of these categories, it may feel lonely. Cult-like culture around Dave Duffield and Workday. Not necessarily bad, but a little creepy.

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      Thanks for raising your concerns. It’s important we hear them. If you’re willing, we’d be happy to hear more of your thoughts. Please contact employee.feedback@workday.com. Any feedback you share will be kept confidential.
      5.0
      May 3, 2016

      Great combination of work-life balance, culture, and benefits

      Software applications engineer i
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Great company culture - Fantastic people (not your stereotypical engineering recluse or tech bro) - Unlimited PTO, and they mean it - Regular raises based on performance - Active leadership development and a drive to see you succeed in whichever path you choose - 401k match coming soon - New HQ places Workday on par with any of the top Bay Area tech companies (cafeteria, gym, etc.)

      Cons

      Overall, my main complaint is that their total compensation is not on par with the other major tech companies in the Bay Area. The major downside of being a software application developer is working in a proprietary language called XpressO, which has little obvious carryover to other languages as it is done entirely in the UI - no line by line coding. However, the basic ideas of programming and software structure are strengthened, and there is a shift toward a more conventional programming language in the works.

      3.0
      May 2, 2016

      Great Culture - Growing Pains

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Innovative, mixture of experienced professionals and college grads. Fun Culture, community oriented, great physical space. Dog Friendly

      Cons

      Going through growing pains. Many managers at the Director/VP level are not qualified or experienced to handle growth and typically are promoting those with "years in" versus ability to scale the organization.

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