Workday reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,569 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 4,569 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
Feb 14, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits, Pay is okay, some direct and indirect workmates are amazing people and will stand for what's right.

Cons

Lack of diversity in senior management across the business. Very small number of minority IC's within TA to include people leaders. People fear leveraging Peakon surveys for fear of retaliation from management. Many workmates feel they have no voice and it's best to hush up do your job and don't challenge. The process for recruiting minority talent across the board is really sad and slow. Most of the leaders received their roles from word a net work at Workday and NOT solely because they are the best qualified for the positions they have. Leadership, does not like the low numbers of minority/diverse talent and complain about it. When offered suggestions to do better and improve. Many leaders would argue with extreme tension/aggression but not willing to change their ways or processes. Workday places profit over it's employee's. A shame when Employee focus is claimed to be a core value. Many of my workmates lost their jobs right before the the super bowl 3% company wide. But we were able to invest millions in a ad most people I know didn't even see. Those funds could've kept my workmates employed a bit while longer.

2.0
Nov 15, 2019

Past its prime

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good products, but bloated code base is making it harder to deliver new features. Generally happy and patient customers who seem invested in our success. Lower stress environment than other companies like us despite growth. Good place for early career people to get a few years at a reputable company.

Cons

‘Great Place to Work” is more religion than fact. Mediocre comp and advancement potential, too much old PeopleSoft deadwood in senior management with no real vision. New hires are not the quality needed, just people who live in the East Bay willing to take a pay cut for a shorter commute. 97% customer sat is a myth, based on selective sampling.

1.0
Jun 25, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

employee perks are nice. work/life balance is good. opportunity to learn new things thats all.

Cons

compensation may not be as competitive, compared to other employers in the area. Manager's seem to care only for the direct reports with whom they are in good terms or maybe friends from some of their previous employers, for the rest of the people on the team its just about hard work, taking up new challenges and at the end don't expect any recognition or promotion for all the good work you deliver. No recognition for any better job done, no growth expectations. Even after putting the Manager's through all the leadership trainings I guess nothing really changes, if the nature of the person is like that.

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Workday Response
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Thank you for your feedback; we definitely value it. Our people are our top priority so it’s concerning to hear that you feel managers are falling short. We’re sorry to hear that and we’ll share your feedback with our exec team. Additionally, if you feel comfortable with it, we welcome any suggestions or additional feedback you’d like to share confidentially via employee.feedback@workday.com. We value your contributions and hope we can make this right for you.
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