Workday reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,571 total reviews)
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Aneel Bhusri

61% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,571 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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1.0
Sep 8, 2015

Sales Operations - Beware

Recommend
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Pros

Workday overall is a great company and has a bright future as long as they continue to deliver on their expectations and goals. Many of the departments at the company are held in good standing and truly embody Workday's core values while others do not.

Cons

Sales Operations is one of the departments that doesn't embody Workday's core values and at times has the illusion of a functioning department all while the reality is much the opposite. Business etiquette is childish and there is a constant "tug of war" of consistency between management. Good ideas are taken and executed by others and credit is rarely given where it is due. Management talks down to employees who are treated as if they are expendable and pawns apart of a larger bureaucratic chess match. Overall, it is a disaster.

4.0
Sep 6, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Full-timers get unlimited PTO, work from home whenever, paternity leave. Great people, easy to move around to other teams, very open office culture

Cons

Compared to other Bay Area companies, our perks aren't as great: no free meals, no gym, no shuttles, no 401k. Largest campus is in Pleasanton, a boring suburb

4.0
Aug 29, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

People are super friendly and super smart. I was really impressed by how willing to help and ask for help everyone seemed to be, the open office really worked. There was a great sense of comradarie and everyone always seemed to take everyone seriously but still had a sense of humor.I felt that even as an intern if I had an objection to bring up, and sometimes I was solicited for my opinion, it would be taken seriously. Also people really did use the vacations and remote work options, it seemed really indicative of a very good work/life balance Despite being a very large (and ever expanding) company Workday is not afraid to try new things and roll out new processes. This is the way we have always done it is not a good enough answer at Workday.They don't roll things out for the sake of rolling things out but only do it if things are found to add value to the company. Good pay on an internship and provided housing. Snacks and a very friendly welcoming work enviroment. There are a lot of little things that make employees feel cared about. Employee programs host plenty of events to keep things interesting and there are automated external defibrillators, first aide kits and instructions and sharps disposals as well as nursing rooms. It is truly very welcoming and inclusive.

Cons

Their proprietary language has a steep learning curve as it is very different from any of the standard programming languages. You will spend a lot of time in training and then still need a lot of guidance. There is also a lack of documentation. I would be afraid of getting trapped into it and forgetting how to program in more conventional languages. In order to keep up with what is new in technology and keep conventional skills sharp you have to make an extra effort outside of work. Also while pay is great for interns it is not amazing for fulltimers

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