Workday reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,590 total reviews)
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Aneel Bhusri

65% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,590 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
2.0
Jun 10, 2025

Workday Culture is Gone

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Workday is a financially stable company with very good benefits, unlimited vacation, 10-year sabbatical, 401k, etc.

Cons

Workday was built on six core values—Employees, Customer Service, Integrity, Fun, Innovation, and Profitability—set by founders Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri. Carl Eschenbach has obliterated 4 of them after laying off 1750 long-time employees. Mostly level 5 high-paid, long-term employees were targeted. Workday once called its employees its greatest asset, but this changed under Carl’s leadership. But Carl has chosen offshore Costa Rican employees at lower pay rates for the future of the company and focus on share price. Things like Brainstorms, Community changes, and staff reductions that were designed to improve customer satisfaction have been eliminated. Integrity, employees, customer service, and fun are gone. There is no amount of coffee mugs, shirts, or branded jackets that can undo the damage. I would ONLY work at Workday to gain experience and resume clout, but I would constantly have one foot out the door. If 2, 3, and 4-digit employees can be laid off with decades worth of tribal knowledge, employee number 30,003 has no job security.

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Workday Response
1y
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience at Workday with us. If you'd be willing, we’d like to hear more of your feedback. If you could kindly email employee.relations@workday.com - we look forward to hearing from you.
4.0
Jun 10, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Free Snacks Balanced work life

Cons

50% work from office is mandatory

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Workday Response
1y
Thank you for your review. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience working at Workday. Our goal is to create an open and diverse culture at Workday and we value feedback like this as we strive to become an even better company for our Workmates!
4.0
Jun 10, 2025

great people

Anonymous employee
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Pros

people are really nice to work with.

Cons

there could be some work inefficiencies.

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Workday Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback; we truly value it. We're delighted to note the positive aspects you've mentioned. Your honesty and openness contribute significantly to making Workday a workplace we're proud of.
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