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 5% 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 (262) , Account Executive (230) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Product Manager (96) , Software Development Engineer (79) , Consultant (67) , Manager (58) , Senior Consultant (49) , Software Applications Engineer (48) , Director (47) , 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 469 reviews)); "Benefits are great and competitive." ((in 410 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 366 reviews)); "Pay and time everything is good" ((in 168 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 151 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 114 reviews)); "Recent layoffs are creating uncertainty" ((in 82 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 35 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.

Workday reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,575 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

60% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,575 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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

5.0

Mar 28, 2016

Great company on the rise with great culture

Applications software developer intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone works hard, but it's a team effort. I never felt like people were trying to bolster their own positions at the expense of others. Lots of company events such as hackathons and worker organized clubs. You feel like you are part of a growing company without having to die for it. They are very accomodating, for example they have standing desks!

Cons

There isn't (yet!) a cafeteria - but there are snacks and lots of restaurants nearby. There really is not much to say here.

5.0

Mar 26, 2016

Company with people who care about quality

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent culture. People care about success, not for individuals, but for the company. I'm in product development and everyone cares about the quality of the product. Do we have to make shortcuts to meet customer deadlines? Of course. But that's a conscious choice. The company is filled with learning opportunities and extremely intelligent and experienced people. As a young college graduate, this has been a great community of mentors and colleagues to work with.

Cons

As Workday grows, it's feeling growing pains in its processes and communication channels. How do we ensure speed to market with growing number of dependencies for each product? How do we allow everyone's opinions to be heard without endlessly delaying actual development? These are problems every decently sized company struggle with, and Workday is no exception to them. But everyone is conscious of them and are making an effort to solve these problems. That's all anyone can ask for.

5.0

Mar 24, 2016

Workday Rules

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great company to work for

Cons

nothing negative to say about Workday

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