Does Workday pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Workday employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 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 756 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 468 reviews)); "Benefits are great and competitive." ((in 413 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 375 reviews)); "pay and boss are good" ((in 170 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 152 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 143 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 114 reviews)); "Constant changes and layoffs" ((in 74 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 36 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.

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3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,569 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

61% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

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 4,569 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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5K reviews

3.0

Apr 23, 2015

Interesting company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great Software and very well designed.

Cons

Top of the range pricing with little room to negotiate. Architecture pushed down the throats of all prospects whether they are interested in it or not. Makes you look arrogant. Lack of business professionals in pre sales leads to little understanding of the prospects requirements. This leads to high level sales pitches and you are encouraged not to go into any detail in the sales cycle. Over ambitious sales targets in Europe leading to high turnover in sale reps.

5.0

Apr 15, 2015

Amazing Company Culture

Product management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The core of Workday is collaboration not competition. Everyone is interested in seeing the company succeed and by extension seeing team members succeed. There isn't as much of a 'what's in it for me' mentality when approaching others for assistance.

Cons

Because the company is growing so quickly processes can sometimes lag behind the needs and it can be difficult to identify the proper resources.

5.0

Apr 14, 2015

Great product, great people, great experience.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The product is best-in-class and the rest of the landscape knows it. Most people who work here are genuinely good people who work hard but understand the need for work/life balance.

Cons

The rest of the market is spending a ton to catch up. This means lots of pressure to perform and some people "changing roles" when they don't.

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