Workday reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,567 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 4,567 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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4.0
Mar 31, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people, benefits, culture, and pay. Lots of "workmates" with long tenures (10+ years). I truly wanted to retire from Workday!

Cons

Leadership changes freaked a lot of people out. Things felt unstable within the org for the last year (2025). The culture shifted from one that focused on employee growth to adopt all AI at all costs, and do it yesterday! It was extremely stressful to learn so much, so quickly, and create your own use cases and custom workflows - then to ultimately be laid off despite significant contributions.

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Workday Response
2mo
Thank you for your valuable input. At Workday, we pride ourselves on fostering a transparent workplace, maintaining the highest ethical standards, and promoting innovation. It's heartening to hear about your positive journey as a Workmate. We continue to be committed to delivering exceptional experiences for our Workmates.
5.0
Mar 31, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great team Good work-life balance

Cons

Nothing bad to say about it

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Workday Response
2mo
Thank you for your feedback. We're thrilled Workday has been a career highlight for you. Our culture thrives thanks to dedicated Workmates like you, who uphold our values and drive industry standards. Your passion and commitment are invaluable to us. Thanks for being a part of our journey!
1.0
Mar 31, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work-life balance is still decent, but continuously getting worse. There are a few people left that still have talent.

Cons

Pretty much everything else. Workday hires cheap resources while expecting quality work. The VPs hired in the past year are all worthless. The goal of Workday is to layoff as many people as possible to squeeze the profits. Switching back to the old CEO (who approved all of the layoffs done by the prior CEO, mind you) is supposed to magically fix everything? Good luck with that. The goals never changed because the old CEO approved everything the prior CEO did. Don't believe me? What did the old CEO do to make up for everything the prior CEO did? Did they re-hire and re-train the people laid off? No. Did they give a bonus to everyone who is still stuck here? No. Did they bring back any of the benefits that the prior CEO took away? No. Oh, but they did offer a Workday-branded gift, so that's nice, I guess? Oh, and AI is now extra extra important, emphasis on the double extra! So what's the new direction? Oh, just use AI more? Okay! Do you like taking two months to get onboarded because no one knows how to get you access to what you need? Do you enjoy listening to leadership that sounds just like chatgpt? Do you look forward to security taking tools away from you because they're "not secure" despite the tools being built and developed by a company LARGER than Workday? Then this is a great place for you! If you're desperate, Workday is a great company to coast at while you look for better opportunities.

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Workday Response
2mo
Thank you for sharing this feedback. We take all feedback, positive or negative, very seriously at Workday. We strive to provide a welcoming, supportive environment for all of our employees. We’re available to discuss your concerns and explore any opportunities for improvement. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us directly at our Employee Relations mailer (employee.relations@workday.com) to discuss your experience in more detail. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, we will do our best to address any issues you may have encountered.
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